FXIY71 LIIB 161800
METEOMAR 20210116 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON SATURDAY, 16 JANUARY 2021
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER LIBYAN SEA, SICILY STRAIT AND EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LIBYAN SEA AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
- WESTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE AEGEAN SEA, LIBYAN SEA AND NORTH BALEARI
SEA.
- NORTHERLY 8 IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA AND NORTHERN JONIAN SEA.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE AND
SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA AND CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA, NORTH BALEARI SEA, AEGEAN SEA
AND SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL.
- WESTERLY 7 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE AND SOUTH CRETE
SEA.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA.
- NORTHERLY 8 IN THE NORTHERN JONIAN SEA AND SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
A LOW OF 1002 HPA OVER AEGEAN SEA IS MOVING EAST/NORTHEASTERLY.
FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS MOVING
EAST/NORTHEASTERLY. INSTABILITY AREA OVER LIBYAN SEA IS MOVING
EASTERLY. HIGH AND FLAT FIELD OF 1028 HPA OVER ALBORAN SEA. FRONTAL
SYSTEM OVER FRANCE IS RAPIDLY MOVING SOUTHEASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING
-PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA
INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -LOCAL RAIN EAST
SECTOR.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 BECOMING 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING
RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -ROUGH SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 BECOMING 7 -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY
POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -LOCAL RAIN
COASTWARD.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHERLY 5 ROTATING AND BECOMING 7 FROM
NORTHWESTERLY -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA
/ OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -LOCAL RAIN EAST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHERLY AND
INCREASING -FAIR WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -LOCAL RAIN.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 4 ROTATING AND BECOMING
7 FROM WESTERLY OVER BONIFACIO STRAIT -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN
-GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING SOUTH SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -LOCAL RAIN.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY NORTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 4 BECOMING WESTERLY
-PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING -MODERATE
SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 5 BECOMING AND
WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHEASTERLY 5 BECOMING NORTHERLY AND WEAKENING
-SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -LOCAL RAIN.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH EAST
SECTOR -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING
NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 6 -SHOWERS EAST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 8 WEAKENING WEST SECTOR -SHOWERS
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING WEST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 8 LOCALLY INCREASING OVER OTRANTO
CHANNEL -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING NORTH
SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 6 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AND
WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE
SEA WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 3 -LOCAL RAIN.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 BECOMING WESTERLY -FAIR WORSENING
-GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 3
-LOCAL RAIN SOUTH SECTOR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 WEAKENING WEST SECTOR -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHERLY 5 BECOMING WESTERLY -PARTLY CLOUDY
-GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING -ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 5 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 BECOMING NORTHERLY -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY WEAKENING -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
-ROUGH SEA WEAKENING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA
SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: WESTERLY 7 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WEST SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH
SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH EAST
SECTOR.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY DECREASING
-ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 8 -THUNDERSTORMS.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 17/01 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 19/01 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 5/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
4/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 SEA 6/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
5/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3.
- LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 4/NORTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY
1 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5/NORTHERLY
4 SEA 4/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
5/NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 4/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3.
- SICILY STRAIT: WESTERLY 7 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 4 SEA
4/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: WESTERLY 6 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 6 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 4
SEA 4/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 5
SEA 4/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: EASTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 4 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3/EASTERLY 2 SEA
3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
END METEOMAR.