FXIY71 LIIB 171800
METEOMAR 20200117 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON FRIDAY, 17 JANUARY 2020
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LEVANTINE BASIN SEA, NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN
SEA, CORSICAN SEA AND LIGURIAN SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- WESTERLY 8 IN THE LIGURIAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA.
- NORTHERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
A LOW OF 1014 HPA OVER LEVANTINE BASIN IS FILLING UP AND MOVING
EAST/NORTHEASTERLY. A PRESSURE FIELD OVER NORTHERN ITALIAN SEAS IS
DECREASING. A HIGH OF 1030 HPA OVER WEST-CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM LIGURIAN SEA TO BALEARI IS RAPIDLY
MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 6 ROTATING AND BECOMING 8 FROM WESTERLY
SOUTH SECTOR -SHOWERS WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN COASTWARD.
-CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 ROTATING AND BECOMING 7 FROM
NORTHWESTERLY -SHOWERS WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA INCREASING /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING
NORTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY INCREASING NORTH SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: WESTERLY 4 INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5
-LOCAL RAIN SOUTH SECTOR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING SOUTHERLY AND
INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 6 -SHOWERS COASTWARD.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 INCREASING -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING OVER BONIFACIO STRAIT /
OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 6 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING
-PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SMOOTH
SEA INCREASING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 6 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 3 LOCALLY
INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA
INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK:
WESTERLY 4 -SHOWERS.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 4 INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
NORTHERLY EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY OFFSHORE -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA WEAKENING NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4
-PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 WEAKENING COASTWARD -FEW CLOUDS
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING COASTWARD / OUTLOOK:
NORTHERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 4 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 -FAIR AND MISTY -GOOD LOCALLY
POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 4
-RAIN.
-ALBORAN SEA: WESTERLY 3 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 2 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 BECOMING 8 OVER GULF OF LION
-SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA INCREASING
EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: WESTERLY 4 INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 3
-LOCAL RAIN SOUTH EAST SECTOR.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING WEST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN WEST SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHERLY 8 WEAKENING -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING SOUTH EAST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHERLY 7 -SHOWERS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 5 -SHOWERS.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 WEAKENING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA
WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 3 -SHOWERS.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 18/01 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 20/01 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/EASTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 7 SEA
5/NORTHEASTERLY 8 SEA 6.
- SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/EASTERLY 6
SEA 5/EASTERLY 6 SEA 5.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY
5 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 6 SEA
4/NORTHEASTERLY 7 SEA 5/NORTHEASTERLY 7 SEA 5.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
3/EASTERLY 6 SEA 4/EASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY 3 SEA
3/EASTERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY 3
SEA 3/EASTERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 5.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
4/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 1
SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5
SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2
SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
3/NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/EASTERLY 4 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/VARIABLE 3 SEA
3/NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/EASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
END METEOMAR.