WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, WEDNESDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2023 / 2200 UTC
- WIND SPEED: BEAUFORT SCALE
- SEA STATE: TOTAL SIGNIFICANT
BE AWARE: WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN THOSE GIVEN
HERE AND MAX WAVE HEIGHT UP TO TWICE THAN SIGNIFICANT

PART 1
WARNING NR 90

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 08-02-23/15 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1019 OVER EAST BLACK SEA IS EXPECTED
1022 BY 08/21 UTC. A SECOND LOW WITH CENTRE 1008 SOUTH OF TUNISIA IS
MOVING EASTWARDS NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1010 OVER
SOUTH SIDRA BY 09/06 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1042 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND
RELATIVELY LOW 1022 OVER CRUSADE

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 09 FEBRUARY 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 5 H 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER. MODERATE

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
EAST 4 H 5 OVER EAST EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC
EAST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

BOOT
EAST SOUTHEAST 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTH 8 OR 9. ROUGH OVER SOUTH VERY
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

MELITA
EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

GABES
OVER WEST NORTHEAST 8 OR 9 SOON 7 OR 8. OVER EAST CYCLONIC 7 OR 8.
ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SIDRA
OVER NORTH EAST SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9 VERY SOON 9. OVER SOUTH SOUTHEAST
8. VERY ROUGH. POOR UP TO VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO
EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

SOUTH IONIO
EAST SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9. ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH. POOR UP TO VERY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS
EAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 5 H 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLY SNOW

KITHIRA SEA
WEST OF 22.50 EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 8 OR 9. EAST OF 22.50
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH SOON UP TO VERY ROUGH

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 22.30 EAST SOUTHEAST 8 OR 9. EAST OF 22.30 EAST NORTHEAST 7.
ROUGH OVER WEST UP TO VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 28.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
MODERATE

TAURUS
NORTH 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

DELTA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

CRUSADE
NORTH 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

RODOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5. MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. EAST OF 24.00 NORTH
NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH

EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTHEAST 6 AND NORTH OF 37.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE OVER NORTH UP TO
ROUGH

SAMOS SEA
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR. SLEET

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SLEET

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTHEAST 6 H 7 VERY SOON 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
SLEET

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. SLEET

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST OF 24.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR.
SLEET OR SNOW

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. SLEET OR SNOW

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.10 6 OR 7 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 AND EAST
OF 25.10 7 OR 8 LATER 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. SLEET

THERMAIKOS
NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
SLEET

MARMARA
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH. POOR. SNOW CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. ROUGH. POOR. SNOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
OVER NORTH NORTHEAST 8 SOON 7. OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 7 OR 8 VERY SOON
6 OR 7. ROUGH OVER NORTH UP TO VERY ROUGH. POOR UP TO VERY POOR.
SNOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
LOCALLY GALE WINDS OVER MELITA, GABES, BOOT, SIDRA, SOUTH IONIO,
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO, KITHIRA SEA