FXIY71 LIIB 160000
METEOMAR 20190316 - 0000Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 00:00/UTC ON SATURDAY, 16 MARCH 2019
AND VALID UP TO 12:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER SOUTH CRETE SEA AND LEVANTINE BASIN
SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LEVANTINE BASIN SEA AND SOUTH CRETE SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA AND SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA
WEST SIDE.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
- WESTERLY 7 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE AND SOUTH CRETE
SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA AND AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE
SEAS.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS MOVING EASTERLY. A
LOW OF 1006 HPA OVER LEVANTINE BASIN IS FILLING UP AND MOVING
EASTERLY. HIGH AND FLAT FIELD OF 1024 HPA OVER WEST-CENTRAL
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. A PRESSURE FIELD OVER ALL ITALIAN SEAS IS
INCREASING.
3. FORECAST UP TO 12:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: VARIABLE 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA WEAKENING COASTWARD / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 3 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 8 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 5 -FAIR.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH SECTOR -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 4
-FAIR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH EAST
SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 4 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING OVER
BONIFACIO STRAIT -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING
SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 6 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING
NORTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY COASTWARD -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY COASTWARD.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING
WEST SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
WESTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY
COASTWARD -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 2
-FAIR.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 6 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY WEAKENING
-GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING WESTERLY -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 3
-FAIR.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: WESTERLY 2 TEMPORARY INCREASING WEST SECTOR
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 2 BECOMING SOUTHERLY AND
INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AND
INCREASING EAST SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AND
INCREASING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WEAKENING -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 TEMPORARY INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 BECOMING 7 OVER GULF OF LION
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: VARIABLE 3 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3
-FAIR.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING WESTERLY AND WEAKENING -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 3 -FEW
CLOUDS.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 BECOMING 7 SOUTH EAST SECTOR -SHOWERS
SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY INCREASING -ROUGH SEA
SOUTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -FAIR.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 WEAKENING WEST SECTOR -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA
EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -FAIR.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING WESTERLY
-THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA SOUTH
SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 6 -THUNDERSTORMS COASTWARD.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 17/03 00:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 19/03 00:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 7 SEA
5/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5.
- SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 6 SEA
5/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHERLY
5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 5.
- LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3
SEA 5/WESTERLY 3 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA
3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA
2/WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4
SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA
2/WESTERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/VARIABLE 4 SEA 3.
- SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4
SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY
4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA
4/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
END METEOMAR.