WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, MONDAY 08 MARCH 2021 / 2200 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 196

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 08-03-21/15 UTC
LOW WITH CENTRE 1003 OVER NORTH LIBYA IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST
NORTHEASTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1005 OVER SOUTHWEST
KRITIKO BY 09/05 UTC. HIGH PRESSURES 1017 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 09 MARCH 22 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST 6 OR 7 SOON 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
EAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER SOUTH EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON OVER NORTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

BOOT
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 4.
SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

MELITA
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OVER WEST SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4 SOON OVER EAST 4.
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

GABES
NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE.
LOCALLY VERY POOR

NORTH IONIO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 38.00 EAST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 3
UP TO 5 OVER NORTH EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH IONIO
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 6 OR 7 SOON 6 AND EAST OF
20.00 7 OR 8. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE
THUNDERSTORM

PATRAIKOS
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 VERY SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 4 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY
POOR

KITHIRA SEA
EAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7 OR 8. MODERATE
SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH OF 33.00 EAST 7 OR 8 SOON CYCLONIC. SOUTH OF 33.00 CYCLONIC 6
OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR. PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND NORTH OF 34.00 AND EAST OF 28.00 WEST
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON EAST SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8 AND EAST OF 28.00 6 OR
7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

TAURUS
WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON 3 OR 4 AND OVER NORTH CYCLONIC. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

DELTA
WEST 4 AND OVER SOUTH EAST SOUTHEAST SOON OVER NORTH SOUTH
SOUTHWEST. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

CRUSADE
WEST SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER NORTH 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON FROM THE WEST EAST SOUTHEAST LATER 5 OR
6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

RODOS SEA
NORTHWEST 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 SOON EAST 4 OR 5 LATER EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6.
SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

WEST KRITIKO
EAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE SOON UP TO ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

EAST KRITIKO
EAST 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY
POOR

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
EAST SOUTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH
OF 36.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
EAST 3 OR 4 AND SOUTH OF 36.40 4 OR 5 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND
SOUTH OF 36.40 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SARONIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

KAFIREAS STRAIT
VARIABLE 3 OR SOUTH 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 LATER NORTH NORTHEAST 4
OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CENTRAL AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 LATER NORTHEAST. SLIGHT.
LOCALLY POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON OVER EAST EAST 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
VARIABLE 3 OR SOUTHEAST 4 SOON EAST NORTHEAST 4 LATER NORTHEAST 5 OR
6. SLIGHT LATER UP TO MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

THRAKIKO
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON EAST UP TO 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

MARMARA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 AND OVER SOUTH WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER
NORTH NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR.
PROBABLE THUNDERSTORM

EAST BLACK SEA
WEST SOUTHWEST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHEAST EAST SOUTHEAST 4. SLIGHT OR
MODERATE. LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
PROBABLY GALE EAST WINDS OVER KASTELLORIZO SEA AND OVER TAURUS