FXIY71 LIIB 141800
METEOMAR 20190114 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON MONDAY, 14 JANUARY 2019
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND IONIAN
SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LIBYAN SEA, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AND IONIAN SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA AND LIBYAN SEA.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA AND LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 9 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA AND CORSICAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE SICILY STRAIT AND SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH BALEARI SEA AND TYRRHENIAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHWESTERLY 9 IN THE CORSICAN SEA, NORTH BALEARI SEA AND LIBYAN
SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE SICILY STRAIT, SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA AND
SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH BALEARI SEA AND TYRRHENIAN SEA.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA AND CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SEA.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 9 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA AND LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM AEGEAN SEA TO LIBYA IS MOVING EASTERLY.
A LOW OF 996 HPA OVER SOUTHERN IONIAN SEA IS DEEPENING AND RAPIDLY
MOVING SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY. INSTABILITY AREA OVER SOUTHERN ITALIAN
SEAS IS RAPIDLY MOVING SOUTHEASTERLY. A LOW OVER LEVANTINE BASIN IS
FILLING UP. A HIGH OF 1022 HPA OVER WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS
MOVING EASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 WEAKENING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -FEW CLOUDS.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 9 WEAKENING COASTWARD -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -VERY ROUGH SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 6 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 8 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -HIGH SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 6
-FEW CLOUDS.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 8 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -VERY ROUGH SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND
WEAKENING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA
WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 7 WEAKENING -FEW
CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5
-FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING NORTHERLY
AND WEAKENING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 6 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 7 WEAKENING -FEW
CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY
6 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH
SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 8 WEAKENING -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -VERY ROUGH SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 8 WEAKENING EAST SECTOR -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA
INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 ROTATING AND BECOMING 8 FROM
NORTHERLY -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY INCREASING / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 8 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 BECOMING 7 -SHOWERS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY INCREASING /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 BECOMING 7 -SHOWERS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-ALBORAN SEA: WESTERLY 3 -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -FAIR.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 9 WEAKENING WEST SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -VERY ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 WEAKENING WEST SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS
-GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4
-FAIR EAST SECTOR.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 8 BECOMING 9 NORTH SECTOR -SHOWERS
WORSENING THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -VERY
ROUGH SEA INCREASING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 BECOMING 8 NORTH SECTOR -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
INCREASING / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 8 BECOMING 9 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
INTENSIFYING -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA QUICKLY
INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 9 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 8 BECOMING 9 WEST SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH
SEA QUICKLY INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 9 -THUNDERSTORMS.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 15/01 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 17/01 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY
3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN SEA: WESTERLY 3 SEA 4/WESTERLY 1 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: WESTERLY 3 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY
2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY
3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA
3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 1 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4
SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SICILY STRAIT: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 5/WESTERLY 1 SEA
4/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 2 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY
3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: WESTERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
END METEOMAR.