WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2019 / 0400 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 NONE

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 19-10-19/21 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW 1014 OVER SOUTH PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KRITIKO.
SMOOTH FIELD PRESSURES 1016 TO 1020 OVER EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA,
THE BALKANS AND BLACK SEA.

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 21 OCTOBER 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

BOOT
SOUTH 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

MELITA
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR

GABES
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHWEST. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 SOON WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTHEAST 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
CYCLONIC 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH NORTH. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

TAURUS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER WEST WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR OR VERY POOR

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

CRUSADE
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
OR VERY POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

WEST KRITIKO
VARIABLE 3 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR

EAST KRITIKO
VARIABLE 3 SOON NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM
OVER SOUTH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. POOR

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 VERY SOON NORTH 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. POOR

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 INCREASING LATER. SMOOTH.
LOCALLY POOR OR VERY POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OVER EAST EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. POOR OR VERY POOR

MARMARA
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. POOR OR VERY
POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR OR VERY POOR.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT.
POOR OR VERY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED