WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021 / 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 NR 464

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 26-10-21/09 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1008 OVER NORTH SIDRA ASSOCIATED
WITH OCCLUDED FRONT IS SPINNING AROUND SLOWLY. HIGH PRESSURES 1030
OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS AND RELATIVELY LOW 1016 OVER TAURUS

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 27 OCTOBER 16 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST 5 OR 6 INCREASING LATER.
SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 4 SOON 4 OR 5
OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

BOOT
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH 7 LATER EAST NORTHEAST.
ROUGH UP TO VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

MELITA
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER WEST NORTH NORTHWEST LATER OVER EAST
NORTHEAST 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

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

SIDRA
CYCLONIC 5 OR 6 OVER NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST 7 INCREASING LATER OVER
NORTH. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH OVER NORTHEAST VERY ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR.
THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO
EAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 38.30 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER WEST ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

SOUTH IONIO
EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR. THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS
EAST 7 LATER 6. MODERATE UP TO ROUGH

KORINTHIAKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

KITHIRA SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 7 OR 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 20.00 EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OVER NORTH ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHEAST NORTH NORTHWEST.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

TAURUS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

DELTA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

CRUSADE
NORTH 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 24.00 NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE
OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH

EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 25.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OVER WEST UP TO ROUGH

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 6. ROUGH

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND WEST OF 25.40 6. MODERATE OVER
WEST UP TO ROUGH VERY SOON MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 25.10 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE

WEST BLACK SEA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7
SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA
EAST NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE WINDS OVER SOUTH IONIO, SIDRA, MELITA AND KITHIRA SEA