WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024 / 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 26-04-24/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1008 OVER SOUTHEAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND RELATIVELY
HIGH PRESSURES 1018 OVER NORTHEAST BALKANS. LOW 1008 OVER LIBYA
GRADUALLY DEEPENING

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 28 APRIL 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH PART TEMPORARILY CYCLONIC. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
LOCALLY OVER EAST

SOUTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST PART NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. IN THE
MORNING LOCALLY POOR

BOOT
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH PART EAST SOUTHEAST. UP
TO SLIGHT

MELITA
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

GABES
EAST 5 OR 6 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 6. MODERATE SOON OVER SOUTH UP TO
ROUGH. OVER SOUTH LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA
EAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH PART 6 OR 7. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE SOON
MODERATE OVER SOUTH ROUGH. OVER SOUTH LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH

NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHWEST. UP TO SLIGHT. IN THE MORNING
PROBABLY LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 VERY SOON WEST UP TO 4. SMOOTH. IN THE MORNING PROBABLY
POOR

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON OVER EAST PART NORTHEAST. SMOOTH. IN THE
MORNING PROBABLY POOR

KITHIRA SEA
NORTHWEST 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST UP TO 5 OVER NORTH VARIABLE 4.
SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
OVER EAST PART NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4. OVER WEST PART EAST NORTHEAST
4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER WEST MODERATE

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 4 AND EAST OF 26.30 5. SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE

TAURUS
CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER EAST PART AND SOON OVER WEST PART
WEST SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST MODERATE

DELTA
NORTHWEST 5. MODERATE

CRUSADE
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH PART VARIABLE 4. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH
MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OVER SOUTH PART UP TO 6. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH
MODERATE

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5. SLIGHT H MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OVER EAST PART UP TO 5. SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHEAST UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER NORTH PART 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER
NORTH LOCALLY MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 LATER NORTH. UP TO SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST 5. UP TO SLIGHT

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 LOCALLY OVER WEST PART NORTH NORTHWEST. UP
TO SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON LOCALLY MODERATE

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 4 OVER EAST PART 5. SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE OR NORTHWEST 3 SOON SOUTH UP TO 4. UP TO SLIGHT. IN THE
MORNING PROBABLY POOR

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. SLIGHT H MODERATE. TEMPORARILY LOCALLY
POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OVER SOUTH PART 5. SLIGHT. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY
POOR

EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT. IN THE MORNING LOCALLY POOR

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED