FXIY71 LIIB 221200
METEOMAR 20190322 - 1200Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 12:00/UTC ON FRIDAY, 22 MARCH 2019
AND VALID UP TO 00:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER SICILY STRAIT, LIBYAN SEA, SARDINIAN
CHANNEL, SOUTH BALEARI SEA AND SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LIBYAN SEA, SOUTH BALEARI SEA, SICILY
STRAIT, SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE AND SARDINIAN CHANNEL.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE LIBYAN SEA.
- NORTHEASTERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
HIGH AND FLAT FIELD OVER ALL ITALIAN SEAS IS EXTENDING SOUTHERLY.
INSTABILITY AREA OVER SEA SOUTH OF BALEARI IS SLOWLY MOVING
SOUTH/SOUTHERLY. OCCLUDED FRONT OVER SARDINIAN AND SICILYAN SEA IS
WEAKENING AND MOVING SOUTHERLY. OCCLUDED FRONT OVER LIBYAN SEA IS
SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHERLY. A PRESSURE FIELD OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SEA IS DECREASING.
3. FORECAST UP TO 00:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 3 BECOMING NORTHERLY AND WEAKENING
-FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY WEAKENING /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 2 -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 WEAKENING -FAIR WORSENING -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA QUICKLY WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY
3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING -LOCAL RAIN
SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY INCREASING -MODERATE
SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WEAKENING -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING
-MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTH WEST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY
-FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 BECOMING NORTHERLY
AND WEAKENING -FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
QUICKLY WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING
SOUTH SECTOR -FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING
/ OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY
INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD
LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 5 TEMPORARY
INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
WEAKENING EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WEAKENING -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING
-ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH WEST SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING -PARTLY
CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA SOUTH SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 BECOMING NORTHERLY -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5
-FAIR.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING SOUTH
SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5
-FAIR.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING SOUTH
SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-ALBORAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM EASTERLY WEST
SECTOR -SHOWERS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
DECREASING -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 6 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR
-FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA QUICKLY WEAKENING
NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY EAST SECTOR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 WEAKENING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE
SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH
SECTOR.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH EAST SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
-ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING SOUTH WEST SECTOR
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 7 -FAIR.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH WEST
SECTOR -FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -VERY ROUGH SEA NORTH WEST
SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: NORTHERLY 2 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND
INCREASING -FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA EAST
SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 23/03 12:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 25/03 12:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: VARIABLE 3 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2
SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY
2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 2.
- LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 1 SEA 1/SOUTHWESTERLY 3
SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 2 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/EASTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 2
SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: VARIABLE 3 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2
SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 2
SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 4 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY
2 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SICILY STRAIT: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 4/VARIABLE 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/NORTHERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY
3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 1 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 1/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 1.
END METEOMAR.