FXIY71 LIIB 111800
METEOMAR 20200111 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON SATURDAY, 11 JANUARY 2020
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER LIBYAN SEA AND SICILY STRAIT.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LIBYAN SEA, SOUTH BALEARI SEA AND SICILY
STRAIT.
GALES IN PROGRESS: NIL
EXPECTED GALES: NIL.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
HIGH AND FLAT FIELD OF 1028 HPA OVER WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. HIGH
AND FLAT FIELD OF 1026 HPA OVER NORTH-CENTRAL ITALIAN SEAS.
INSTABILITY AREA OVER TUNISIA IS EXTENDING EAST/NORTHEASTERLY. HIGH
AND FLAT FIELD OF 1024 HPA OVER LEVANTINE BASIN.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR SOUTH SECTOR.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHERLY 4 INCREASING FROM NORTHEASTERLY EAST SECTOR
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 5 -FAIR.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 BECOMING EASTERLY AND INCREASING
NORTH EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN SOUTH SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN
COASTWARD -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN COASTWARD.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
EASTERLY EAST SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -SHOWERS SOUTH
WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEST
SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN SOUTH WEST SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA WEAKENING COASTWARD / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SICILY STRAIT: EASTERLY 4 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND WEAKENING NORTH
SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: VARIABLE 3 INCREASING FROM NORTHEASTERLY NORTH
WEST SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SMOOTH
SEA INCREASING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 INCREASING FROM NORTHWESTERLY
NORTH WEST SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH
SECTOR -MOSTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING
OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN COASTWARD.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
NORTHEASTERLY NORTH SECTOR -MOSTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN
COASTWARD.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 6 -FEW
CLOUDS.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM EASTERLY OVER
GIBRALTAR STRAIT -LOCAL RAIN COASTWARD -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHERLY 5 TEMPORARY INCREASING FROM NORTHERLY
NORTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY EAST SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE
SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH EAST
SECTOR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH
SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING EAST
SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: VARIABLE 2 -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -RIPPLED SEA NEAR DARDANELLES / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5
-LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 INCREASING FROM SOUTHWESTERLY SOUTH
SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4
-LOCAL RAIN.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 12/01 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 14/01 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3
SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/VARIABLE 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: EASTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 1 SEA
3/NORTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 2.
- LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 2/EASTERLY 1 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: VARIABLE 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 2 SEA
2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 1 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 2 SEA
2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA
3/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 2/EASTERLY 3 SEA
3/EASTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SICILY STRAIT: EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY
4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
3/EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/EASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA
3/SOUTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/EASTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 1 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 1 SEA 2.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 1 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
END METEOMAR.