WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, MONDAY 30 MARCH 2020 / 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 NR 233

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 29-03-20/21 UTC
LOW 1008 AT LIBYA COASTS IS EXPECTED 1001 OVER SOUTH SIDRA BY 30/15
UTC. LOW 1007 OVER TAURUS GRADUALLY FILLING AND LOW PRESSURES 1003
OVER NORTH BLACK SEA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 31 MARCH 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON OVER EAST 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 5 OR 6 AND OVER NORTH 6
OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH 3 OR 4 LATER NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

BOOT
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

MELITA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT UP
TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

GABES
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SIDRA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC VERY SOON OVER NORTH NORTH
AND OVER SOUTH CYCLONIC 6 OR 7 SOON OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8. MODERATE OR
ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
EAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON SOUTH OF 36.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR

PATRAIKOS
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT UP TO
MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.00 5 OR 6 SOON FROM THE WEST AND SOUTH OF
33.30 WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER. MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

TAURUS
WEST 5 OR 6 AND OVER WEST NORTH SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 UP TO 5.
MODERATE SOON SLIGHT. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
WEST 4 OR 5 AND OVER SOUTH SOUTH SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 OVER NORTH SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON OVER
NORTH 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE SOON SOUTHEAST. SMOOTH OR
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 VERY SOON SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

WEST KRITIKO
EAST 4 SOON 5. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
EAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 LATER 4 OR 5. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

MARMARA
SOUTHWEST 2 UP TO 4. SLIGHT. POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER.
SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

EAST BLACK SEA
WEST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. POOR.
THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
PROBABLE GALE WINDS OVER SIDRA AND SOUTHWEST KRITIKO