FXIY71 LIIB 210600
METEOMAR 20190921 - 0600Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 06:00/UTC ON SATURDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2019
AND VALID UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER AEGEAN SEA AND NORTH AND SOUTH
BALEARI SEAS.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER AEGEAN SEA, SARDINIAN SEA, CORSICAN SEA
AND WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA.
- SOUTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH BALEARI SEAS.
- SOUTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA AND LIGURIAN SEA.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
- EASTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE LIGURIAN SEA, SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA AND
SOUTH CRETE SEA.
- EASTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
- SOUTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL.
- SOUTHEASTERLY 8 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA.
- WESTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH BALEARI SEA.
- NORTHERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
INSTABILITY AREA OVER ALGERIA IS MOVING NORTHEASTERLY. COLD FRONT
OVER IBERIC PENINSULA IS MOVING EASTERLY. UNSTABLE AIR FLOW OVER
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS MOVING NORTHEASTERLY. WEAK COLD FRONT
OVER ANATOLIAN PENINSULA IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY
7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-CORSICAN SEA: EASTERLY 7 INCREASING WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-MODERATE SEA INCREASING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 7 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 INCREASING FROM EASTERLY OVER
BONIFACIO STRAIT -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
-GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 7
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AND
INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: EASTERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY
AND INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY
-FEW CLOUDS WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY
AND INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 -MOSTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 INCREASING NORTH SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY INCREASING /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 WEAKENING -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY
3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 WEAKENING -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FEW
CLOUDS.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH
SEA / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 2 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-ALBORAN SEA: VARIABLE 3 BECOMING WESTERLY AND INCREASING -LOCAL
RAIN WORSENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 3 -SHOWERS.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 ROTATING AND BECOMING 8 FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY OVER GULF OF LION -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA OVER GULF OF LION / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 8 -THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 7 BECOMING WESTERLY AND WEAKENING
WEST SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-LIBYAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 WEAKENING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN WEST SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHERLY 7 BECOMING 8 FROM NORTHEASTERLY SOUTH WEST
SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEAKENING -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA INCREASING AROUND CRETE / OUTLOOK:
NORTHERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY NORTH EAST
SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA NORTH SECTOR
/ OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING WEST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 22/09 06:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 24/09 06:00/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.