FXIY71 LIIB 171800
METEOMAR 20200517 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON SUNDAY, 17 MAY 2020
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: NIL.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER SICILY STRAIT, SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA
WEST SIDE, NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA, CORSICAN SEA, CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN
SEA, SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL AND NORTH AND SOUTH BALEARI SEAS.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LIBYAN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
INSTABILITY AREA ALL BALEARIC ISLANDS AROUND. INSTABILITY AREA OVER
GULF OF LION. UNSTABLE AIR FLOW OVER TUNISIA IS EXTENDING
NORTH/NORTHEASTERLY. HIGH AND FLAT FIELD OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SEA.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING NORTHERLY AND INCREASING
-PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY
5 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CORSICAN SEA: VARIABLE 2 BECOMING NORTHERLY AND INCREASING -PARTLY
CLOUDY WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH
EAST SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-MODERATE SEA WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 4 INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING -PARTLY
CLOUDY WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTH SECTOR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -THUNDERSTORMS.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING
FROM NORTHEASTERLY SOUTH EAST SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH
WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 BECOMING
NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WORSENING -GOOD
LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 6 -THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: VARIABLE 3 LOCALLY INCREASING
FROM NORTHEASTERLY -MOSTLY CLOUDY WEAKENING -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING WEST SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY INCREASING -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7
-PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: EASTERLY 4 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND
INCREASING NORTH WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: VARIABLE 2 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND
INCREASING SOUTH WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 2 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY AND
INCREASING -MOSTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 3 -MOSTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 3
-PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH
SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA NORTH SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-ALBORAN SEA: VARIABLE 2 -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -FEW CLOUDS.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE
SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTH EAST SECTOR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING EAST SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COASTWARD -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR.
-LIBYAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 ROTATING AND BECOMING 7 FROM
NORTHWESTERLY NORTH WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7
-PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: VARIABLE 2 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING NEAR
DARDANELLES -PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA
INCREASING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 3 INCREASING SOUTH EAST SECTOR -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA INCREASING SOUTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 18/05 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 20/05 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4/VARIABLE 3
SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY
5 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4.
- LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 3
SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 4 SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA
2/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/VARIABLE 4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 2
SEA 3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 4 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 3
SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY
5 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 2/EASTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 3
SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: EASTERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 4
SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA
3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3.
END METEOMAR.