Gale Warning,HNMS, Hellenic National Meteorological Service

GALE WARNINGS

Gale Warnings in effect

Issued:22/01/20 04:00 UTC

GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 046 - WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY 2020/0400 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 21-01-20/21 UTC
HIGH PRESSURES 1040 OVER NORTH BALKANS AND RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES
1020 OVER CYPRUS AND 1026 OVER TUNISIA

MELITA, GABES
CONTINUING TO 22/07 UTC
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8

KITHIRA SEA EAST OF 22.30
CONTINUING TO 22/07 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

EAST KRITIKO
CONTINUING TO 22/07 UTC
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8

SAMOS SEA, SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
EAST OF 24.50
CONTINUING TO 22/07 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF 22.00
AND NORTH OF 33.00, SOUTHEAST KRITIKO
IERAPETRA WEST OF 28.00
AND NORTH OF 33.00, KARPATHIO
CONTINUING TO 22/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8

TAURUS
CONTINUING TO 22/07 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

WEST BLACK SEA OVER EAST,
EAST BLACK SEA OVER WEST
CONTINUING TO 22/16 UTC
WEST 7 OR 8

National Meteorological Center

MARINE WARNINGS AND FORECASTS Forecast for METAREA-3 Sea Forecast Surface Pressure

NWP PRODUCTS Surface Winds (10m) Significant Wave Height and Direction Significant Wave Period Sea Surface Temperature Forecasts for Sailing Areas

USEFUL PAGES Guide to marine bulletins Marine bulletin glossary Beaufort scale Douglas scales

USEFUL LINKS International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 Hellenic Coastguard NAVTEX Service of the Hellenic National Hydrographic Service

Since 1988 within the framework of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, Greece is responsible for the provision of meteorological information for maritime safety referring to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea Issuing Service for the GMDSS METAREA III. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) provides marine bulletins (WARNINGS & FORECASTS) for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Respectively, the Meteo-France provides the bulletins for the Western Mediterranean Sea. Since 2013, under the WWMIWS of IMO/WMO, Greece has the responsibility of METAREA III Coordinator for the proper shore to ship transmission of all information concerning the safety of navigation in that area. In 2015 the HNMS has been certified according ΕΝ ISO 9001: 2008 for the Quality Management System (QMS) applied for the provision of Marine Meteorological Services, fully aligned to the international regulations impose by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).