FXIY71 LIIB 201800
METEOMAR 20190920 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON FRIDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2019
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA, SICILY STRAIT
AND AEGEAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA, NORTHERN JONIAN SEA AND
AEGEAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE LIGURIAN SEA AND AEGEAN SEA.
- SOUTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN CHANNEL AND NORTH BALEARI SEA.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE NORTHERN JONIAN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
COLD FRONT OVER IBERIC PENINSULA IS MOVING EASTERLY. UNSTABLE AIR
FLOW OVER WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS MOVING NORTHEASTERLY.
INSTABILITY AREA ALL CRETE AROUND. INSTABILITY AREA OVER SICILY
STRAIT IS EXTENDING EASTERLY. WEAK COLD FRONT OVER AEGEAN SEA IS
SLOWLY MOVING EAST/SOUTHEAST.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 BECOMING 7 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY
CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
-CORSICAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHEASTERLY NORTH
SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 INCREASING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: EASTERLY 6 ROTATING AND BECOMING 7 FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING -PARTLY
CLOUDY WEST SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
EASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING
-LOCAL RAIN WEAKENING -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
NORTHEASTERLY SOUTH EAST SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 BECOMING EASTERLY
-PARTLY CLOUDY COASTWARD -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
EASTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY COASTWARD.
-SICILY STRAIT: EASTERLY 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING
-LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA
INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4
-LOCAL RAIN EAST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 7 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN EAST
SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY AND
WEAKENING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 4 -FEW CLOUDS.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHEASTERLY EAST
SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN INTENSIFYING -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 3 -SHOWERS.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: EASTERLY 5 ROTATING AND BECOMING 7 FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY OVER GULF OF LION -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 6
-THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: EASTERLY 4 INCREASING EAST SECTOR -SHOWERS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN.
-LIBYAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 INCREASING -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA INCREASING OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY
5 -LOCAL RAIN.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 8 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH EAST
SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING AROUND CRETE / OUTLOOK:
NORTHERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: WESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
NORTHWESTERLY WEST SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS WEST SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA INCREASING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 21/09 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 23/09 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA
4/WESTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4/WESTERLY 3 SEA 4/WESTERLY 4
SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 4
SEA 3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 4.
- LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/EASTERLY
3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA
4/EASTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 5
SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 5
SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY
6 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA
4/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 2 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3
SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 2/EASTERLY 4 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
END METEOMAR.