WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 24 AUGUST 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 23-08-19/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1007 OVER RODOS AND 1006 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH
PRESSURES 1016 OVER NORTH AEGEAN UP TO 1023 OVER BALKANS. NEAR
STATIONARY LOW 1011 OVER EAST BLACK SEA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 25 AUGUST 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON FROM THE WEST NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OVER WEST WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST EAST NORTHEAST SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4.
SLIGHT

BOOT
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

MELITA
ANTICYCLONIC 2 UP TO 4. SMOOTH. LOCALLY POOR

GABES
EAST 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

SIDRA
NORTH 4. SLIGHT

NORTH IONIO
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 5.
SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH 3 UP TO 5 AND NORTH OF 34.00 EAST OF 21.00 6 OR 7 VERY SOON
OVER SOUTH OF 34.00 EAST OF 21.00 WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
OR MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 AND NORTH OF 34.00 EAST OF 26.20 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

TAURUS
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 31.30 6 SOON FROM THE EAST VARIABLE
3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

CRUSADE
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH WEST. SLIGHT

KASTELLORIZO SEA
CYCLONIC 2 UP TO 4 OVER EAST EAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON FROM THE WEST
SOUTH 3 OR 4 AND OVER SOUTH WEST. SLIGHT

RODOS SEA
VARIABLE 2 UP TO 4 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 AND SOUTH OF 35.30 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5.
MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 25.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 DECREASING
LATER. MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH

SAMOS SEA
NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6
LATER NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON FROM THE NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER
NORTHEAST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6 AND SOUTH OF 40.00 7. MODERATE

THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND WEST OF 24.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5.
SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
EAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OVER SOUTH WEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTHEAST. MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC OVER WEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 6 OR 7 OVER EAST 4 OR 5 SOON
OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST AND OVER SOUTH MODERATE.
THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
PROBABLE NORTHEAST GALE WINDS OVER NORTHEAST AEGEAN