WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 / 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 NONE

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 17-08-19/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1003 OVER TAURUS AND 1010
OVER EAST BLACK SEA AND HIGH 1018
OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS AND NORTH ITALY

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 18 AUGUST 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 LATER SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 4. SLIGHT

BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

MELITA
VARIABLE 4 LATER SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

GABES
VARIABLE 4 LATER SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT

SIDRA
VARIABLE 3 OR NORTH 4. SLIGHT

NORTH IONIO
EAST OF 19.50 VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND WEST OF 19.50 NORTHWEST 5 OR 6
VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 4. MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 4. MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 4 SOON EAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST OF 34.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. EAST OF 34.00 5 OR 6 LATER 6
OR 7. MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST OF 26.00 6 OR 7. MODERATE

TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT UP TO MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 26.00 7. MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST OF 25.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. MODERATE. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
NORTH 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
PROBABLY GALE NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OVER EAST AEGEAN