FXIY71 LIIB 170000
METEOMAR 20210117 - 0000Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 00:00/UTC ON SUNDAY, 17 JANUARY 2021
AND VALID UP TO 12:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER LIBYAN SEA AND EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LEVANTINE BASIN SEA, SOUTH CRETE SEA AND
LIBYAN SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE NORTH BALEARI SEA AND AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE
SEAS.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA AND IONIAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHWESTERLY 9 IN THE CORSICAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE, NORTH
BALEARI SEA AND SARDINIAN SEA AND CHANNEL.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE, SICILY
STRAIT, SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA AND AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE NORTHERN JONIAN SEA.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
A LOW OF 1002 HPA ALL CRETE AROUND 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 SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 12:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY NORTH EAST
SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 6 -FAIR.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 8 BECOMING 9 -LOCAL RAIN COASTWARD
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING 8 -LOCAL RAIN COASTWARD
-GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING 8 -SHOWERS -GOOD
LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8
-LOCAL RAIN SOUTH EAST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY SOUTH EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD
VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING SOUTH EAST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5 -SHOWERS OFFSHORE.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 ROTATING AND
BECOMING 8 FROM NORTHWESTERLY OVER BONIFACIO STRAIT -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA QUICKLY
INCREASING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: VARIABLE 3 BECOMING WESTERLY AND
INCREASING WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY
DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5
-SHOWERS OFFSHORE.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING 7
-PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE
SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS NORTH EAST
SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 4 BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING
RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING EAST SECTOR
/ OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHERLY 5 ROTATING AND BECOMING 7 FROM
NORTHWESTERLY NORTH WEST SECTOR -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA INCREASING NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY
-GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
WESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 7 TEMPORARY INCREASING EAST SECTOR
-PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA QUICKLY WEAKENING NORTH
WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHERLY 4 -RAIN.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 6 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -LOCAL RAIN.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 3 BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AND
INCREASING -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -SHOWERS.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY
WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA SOUTH SECTOR
/ OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -SHOWERS SOUTH SECTOR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 2 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING 8 OVER GULF OF LION
-PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
INCREASING EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: WESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHWESTERLY
NORTH EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
INCREASING -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SLOWLY WEAKENING -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING -ROUGH
SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -SHOWERS -GOOD
LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 6 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WEST SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH EAST SECTOR -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 6 -SHOWERS.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
WESTERLY NORTH SECTOR -THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 18/01 00:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 20/01 00:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 4/WESTERLY
4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- LIGURIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY
3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHERLY 1 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: VARIABLE 5 SEA 4/EASTERLY 2 SEA
3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: VARIABLE 5 SEA 4/NORTHEASTERLY 2
SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: VARIABLE 5 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 3
SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 2
SEA 4/EASTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 7 SEA 6/NORTHERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 4 SEA
5/VARIABLE 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: EASTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 2.
END METEOMAR.