FXIY71 LIIB 170600
METEOMAR 20210117 - 0600Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 06:00/UTC ON SUNDAY, 17 JANUARY 2021
AND VALID UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER SOUTH CRETE SEA, LEVANTINE BASIN SEA
AND LIBYAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER LEVANTINE BASIN SEA AND SOUTH CRETE 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 IONIAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE CORSICAN SEA AND SARDINIAN SEA.
- WESTERLY 7 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN CHANNEL.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHWESTERLY 9 IN THE CORSICAN SEA AND SARDINIAN SEA.
- NORTHWESTERLY 8 IN THE SARDINIAN CHANNEL, SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA
WEST SIDE, SICILY STRAIT AND NORTH BALEARI SEA.
- WESTERLY 8 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE.
- NORTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE, SOUTHERN
TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE AND AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
- SOUTHWESTERLY 7 IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
A LOW OF 1002 HPA OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS MOVING
EAST/NORTHEASTERLY. FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS
MOVING EAST/NORTHEASTERLY. INSTABILITY AREA OVER LIBYAN SEA, EAST
SIDE IS MOVING EASTERLY. HIGH AND FLAT FIELD OF 1028 HPA OVER ALBORAN
SEA. FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER CORSICAN SEA IS RAPIDLY MOVING
SOUTHEASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING EASTERLY NORTH SECTOR -LOCAL
RAIN EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4 -FAIR.
-CORSICAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 9 WEAKENING NORTH EAST SECTOR -LOCAL
RAIN SOUTH EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY INCREASING
-VERY ROUGH SEA WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 6 -PARTLY
CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 8 BECOMING 9 NORTH SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN
COASTWARD -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -VERY ROUGH SEA /
OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING 8 -LOCAL RAIN EAST
SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS SOUTH SECTOR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY SOUTH EAST SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING SOUTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 5 -SHOWERS OFFSHORE.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 8 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY
-LOCAL RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA QUICKLY
INCREASING OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 6 -SHOWERS.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 ROTATING AND
BECOMING 7 FROM NORTHWESTERLY SOUTH WEST SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN
INTENSIFYING -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA
QUICKLY INCREASING SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5
-SHOWERS OFFSHORE.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 7 ROTATING AND BECOMING
8 FROM NORTHWESTERLY -LOCAL RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING
-MODERATE SEA INCREASING / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 6 -SHOWERS NORTH EAST
SECTOR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 ROTATING AND
BECOMING 7 FROM NORTHWESTERLY -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD
VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA QUICKLY INCREASING WEST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 6 -SHOWERS.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHWESTERLY 6 BECOMING 8 -SHOWERS INTENSIFYING
-GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY DECREASING -MODERATE SEA QUICKLY
INCREASING NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 6 TEMPORARY INCREASING EAST SECTOR
-PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -ROUGH SEA
SOUTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7 -SHOWERS.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 TEMPORARY INCREASING EAST
SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA QUICKLY WEAKENING
NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -RAIN.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING OVER OTRANTO
CHANNEL -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -SHOWERS.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 BECOMING WESTERLY AND WEAKENING
-LOCAL RAIN INTENSIFYING -GOOD VISIBILITY DECREASING -SLIGHT SEA
WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 6 -SHOWERS COASTWARD.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING NORTHERLY -LOCAL
RAIN -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 6 -SHOWERS SOUTH SECTOR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 4 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 2 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 BECOMING 8 OVER GULF OF LION
-LOCAL RAIN EAST SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA EAST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 8 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: WESTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING EAST SECTOR -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING -MODERATE SEA
WEAKENING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHERLY 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASING NORTH
WEST SECTOR -SHOWERS SOUTH EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS EAST
SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING SOUTH EAST SECTOR
-SHOWERS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH EAST SECTOR -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
-ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 6 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 7 BECOMING WESTERLY NORTH SECTOR
-THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY WEAKENING -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY
-ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 8 -SHOWERS.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 18/01 06:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 20/01 06:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 1 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY
4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
4/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/WESTERLY 1 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY
4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA
3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 2
SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4/WESTERLY 2 SEA
3/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SICILY STRAIT: NORTHERLY 5 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 2
SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 6 SEA 5/NORTHERLY 4 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: VARIABLE 5 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/NORTHERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 4 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY
3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 0 SEA 3/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
END METEOMAR.