FXIY71 LIIB 231800
METEOMAR 20200923 - 1800Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 18:00/UTC ON WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2020
AND VALID UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER CORSICAN SEA, LIGURIAN SEA, NORTHERN
TYRRHENIAN SEA, SARDINIAN SEA, SICILY STRAIT, AEGEAN SEA, ADRIATIC
SEA, CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA AND IONIAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER AEGEAN SEA, CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA,
SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA, SICILY STRAIT, SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST
SIDE, NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA, SARDINIAN SEA, CORSICAN SEA, LIGURIAN
SEA, CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA AND IONIAN SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS: NIL
EXPECTED GALES: NIL.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ITALY TO NORTH-WESTERN
AFRICA. A PRESSURE FIELD OVER NORTHERN ITALIAN SEAS IS DECREASING.
UNSTABLE AIR FLOW OVER ALL ITALIAN SEAS. FLAT FIELD OF 1014 HPA OVER
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. SEASONAL LOW OVER LEVANTINE BASIN.
3. FORECAST UP TO 06:00/UTC OF TOMORROW AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TEMPORARY INCREASING WEST SECTOR
-THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE
SEA WEAKENING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -THUNDERSTORMS.
-CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING NORTH SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
-SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS NORTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING WESTERLY AND INCREASING
NORTH WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA
INCREASING NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 -FEW CLOUDS.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: VARIABLE 2 BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING
NORTH SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING COASTWARD / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHERLY 4 -SHOWERS NORTH SECTOR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING
NORTH SECTOR -THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE
SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING WESTERLY
AND WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -VERY GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 3 TEMPORARY INCREASING
NORTH WEST SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 3
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COASTWARD.
-SICILY STRAIT: VARIABLE 3 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IMPROVING -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
VARIABLE 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING WESTERLY -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IMPROVING -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -SHOWERS EAST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WEST
SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY INCREASING -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 3 -SHOWERS.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 6 BECOMING WESTERLY AND WEAKENING
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA
EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 4 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST
SECTOR.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: VARIABLE 3 LOCALLY INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST
SECTOR.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: WESTERLY 4 -LOCAL RAIN NORTH SECTOR -GOOD
LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHWESTERLY 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-ALBORAN SEA: WESTERLY 4 WEAKENING WEST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -VERY
GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
WESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TEMPORARY INCREASING FROM
NORTHWESTERLY OVER GULF OF LION -FAIR -EXCELLENT VISIBILITY -SLIGHT
SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 -SHOWERS SOUTH EAST SECTOR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TEMPORARY INCREASING -PARTLY
CLOUDY EAST SECTOR -VERY GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
WESTERLY 5 -FAIR.
-LIBYAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 INCREASING NORTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST
SECTOR -VERY GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
VARIABLE 3 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-AEGEAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHWESTERLY
SOUTH EAST SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA SOUTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
WESTERLY 3 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: WESTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHWESTERLY
NORTH EAST SECTOR -FAIR -VERY GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA EAST
SECTOR / OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: WESTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING WEST SECTOR
-PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEST SECTOR /
OUTLOOK: WESTERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY EAST SECTOR.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 24/09 18:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 26/09 18:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: WESTERLY 5 SEA 3/WESTERLY 7 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY 8 SEA
7/NORTHWESTERLY 8 SEA 6.
- SARDINIAN SEA: WESTERLY 5 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY
8 SEA 6/NORTHWESTERLY 7 SEA 7.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3/WESTERLY 6 SEA
4/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 6/NORTHWESTERLY 7 SEA 6.
- LIGURIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 8 SEA 5/NORTHWESTERLY
6 SEA 5/WESTERLY 2 SEA 5.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
4/WESTERLY 3 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 4 SEA
3/WESTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5
SEA 4/WESTERLY 6 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 5
SEA 4/WESTERLY 7 SEA 5/WESTERLY 7 SEA 6.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 4/WESTERLY 6 SEA 5/WESTERLY 7 SEA 6.
- SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/VARIABLE 3 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 6
SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 6 SEA 5.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 4 SEA
3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 7 SEA 5.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3/WESTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 4/WESTERLY 3 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3/WESTERLY
4 SEA 4/NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY
6 SEA 4/NORTHERLY 7 SEA 5.
END METEOMAR.