WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SUNDAY 12 JULY 2020 / 1600 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 12-07-20/09 UTC
THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURES 1004 OVER TAURUS AND KASTELLORIZO
SEA WITH the HIGH PRESSURES 1023 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS IS GRADUALLY
STRENGTHENING


PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 13 JULY 16 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 LATER NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON FROM THE EAST PART NORTHEAST
LATER 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE

BOOT
NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE OR SOON MODERATE


MELITA
VARIABLE 4 OVER NORTH PART TEMPORARILY NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON
CYCLONIC 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. SOON LOCALLY POOR

GABES
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. SOON LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA
NORTH 4 SOON OVER NORTH PART 5. SLIGHT. SOON LOCALLY POOR

NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 19.50 6 OR 7. SLIGHT
OVER WEST MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER WEST PART NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
LATER MODERATE

PATRAIKOS
WEST 4 VERY SOON NORTHEAST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.30 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
OVER EAST MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER WEST PART TEMPORARILY UP TO 6 SOON
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE. SOON LOCALLY POOR

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

CRUSADE
WEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
SOON LOCALLY POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 LATER 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART VARIABLE 4.
MODERATE

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 LATER NORTH. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 6. MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 4 OVER EAST PART NORTH NORTHWEST 5 SOON NORTH 5 LATER
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT LATER MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 24.50 6 OR 7 LATER NORTH 6 OR 7.
MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 5 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 6 LATER 7. MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 5 OR 6 AND EAST OF 25.00 6 OR 7 LATER 6 OR 7. MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 5 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER.
SLIGHT SOON MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON NORTHEAST LATER 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH
LOCALLY MODERATE

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 DECREASING LATER.
SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER 5 OR 6. SLIGHT

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON FROM THE NORTH PART 6 OR 7. SLIGHT
SOON MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 OVER SOUTH PART WEST
6. SLIGHT SOON OVER SOUTH MODERATE. THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED