FXIY71 LIIB 190600
METEOMAR 20220519 - 0600Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 06:00/UTC ON THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
AND VALID UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER AEGEAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: NIL.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHEASTERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN AND SOUTH CRETE SEAS.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA AND IONIAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE IONIAN SEA.
- NORTHERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
- 8 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
A HIGH OF 1028 HPA OVER EASTERN EUROPE IS EXTENDING SOUTHWESTERLY.
PRESSURE FIELD OF 1016 HPA OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS
DECREASING. COLD FRONT OVER AEGEAN SEA IS MOVING SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: EASTERLY 4 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-CORSICAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 2 -FAIR.
-SARDINIAN SEA: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING OVER BONIFACIO STRAIT
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: EASTERLY 4 INCREASING WEST SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING
FROM NORTHEASTERLY NORTH SECTOR -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
/ OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 BECOMING WEAK AND
VARIABLE -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA OFFSHORE / OUTLOOK:
VARIABLE 2 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY
INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 4 WEAKENING -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 2 -FAIR.
-SICILY STRAIT: NORTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA INCREASING SOUTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
EASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 WEAKENING -PARTLY CLOUDY
COASTWARD -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY
4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 WEAKENING -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4
-FAIR.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 3 BECOMING WEAK AND VARIABLE
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: VARIABLE 2
-FAIR.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
SOUTHEASTERLY -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING OVER GIBRALTAR STRAIT
-FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 6
-FAIR.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING OVER GULF OF
LION -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA OVER GULF OF LION /
OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: EASTERLY 5 INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 BECOMING EASTERLY AND INCREASING NORTH
EAST SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY EAST SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
QUICKLY INCREASING NORTH EAST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5
-PARTLY CLOUDY.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 8 BECOMING NORTHERLY AND WEAKENING NORTH
SECTOR -SHOWERS IMPROVING -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY INCREASING
-ROUGH SEA WEAKENING NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 7 -FAIR.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 8 BECOMING AND WEAKENING SOUTH EAST
SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA QUICKLY
INCREASING NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 7 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING AROUND
CYPRUS -PARTLY CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA AROUND CYPRUS /
OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 4 -PARTLY CLOUDY.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 20/05 06:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 22/05 06:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 4 SEA
2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SARDINIAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/EASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY
2 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: EASTERLY 4 SEA 3/EASTERLY 5 SEA 4/EASTERLY 3 SEA
3/EASTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- LIGURIAN SEA: WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY
4 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
2/EASTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA
3/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY
3 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 3 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2
SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 1.
- SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA
3/SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 3 SEA
3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA
2/WESTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHERLY 3 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 1 SEA 1/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA
1/EASTERLY 2 SEA 1/NORTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 1.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2.
END METEOMAR.