FXIY71 LIIB 210600
METEOMAR 20190121 - 0600Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 06:00/UTC ON MONDAY, 21 JANUARY 2019
AND VALID UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER SOUTH BALEARI SEA, SARDINIAN CHANNEL,
CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND CENTRAL
TYRRHENIAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER SOUTH BALEARI SEA, CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA,
NORTHERN JONIAN SEA, SICILY STRAIT, CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA AND
SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND SARDINIAN SEA
AND CHANNEL.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN CHANNEL.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH BALEARI SEAS.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE LIGURIAN SEA, CORSICAN SEA AND SARDINIAN
SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE LIGURIAN SEA, CORSICAN SEA, SARDINIAN SEA,
CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE AND NORTH AND SOUTH BALEARI SEAS.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN CHANNEL.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER AEGEAN SEA IS INTENSIFYING AND MOVING EASTERLY. A
LOW OF 1010 HPA OVER SARDINIAN SEA IS MOVING SOUTHEASTERLY.
INSTABILITY AREA OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL ITALIAN SEAS. FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER
WEST-CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS INTENSIFYING AND MOVING EASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7
-PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -SHOWERS SOUTH SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -MOSTLY CLOUDY WORSENING ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING
-SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING
/ OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 6 -SHOWERS.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 3 BECOMING 7
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SMOOTH
SEA QUICKLY INCREASING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 BECOMING
SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 6 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH WEST SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 6 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 INCREASING
-LOCAL RAIN WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 6
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 INCREASING WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT
SEA INCREASING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 6 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: WESTERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHERLY AND INCREASING
-LOCAL RAIN INTENSIFYING -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 INCREASING -LOCAL RAIN
WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 3 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY EAST SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -SHOWERS.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
NORTHEASTERLY NORTH SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY
5 -RAIN.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 3 INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN SOUTH SECTOR.
-ALBORAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 WEAKENING -SHOWERS WEAKENING -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 8 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-LIBYAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING OVER GABES GULF
-SHOWERS NORTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 4 -SHOWERS.
-AEGEAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 WEAKENING -THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR
-GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY
3 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: EASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY NORTH WEST SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING
-GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 5 -THUNDERSTORMS NORTH SECTOR.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 22/01 06:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 24/01 06:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: WESTERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 4.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY
4 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY
3 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 7 SEA 6.
- LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY
3 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 7 SEA 5.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY 4
SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5
SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA
4/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 4 SEA
4/WESTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SICILY STRAIT: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 6 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2
SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA
4/WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY 5 SEA 3.
END METEOMAR.