FXIY71 LIIB 230600
METEOMAR 20220323 - 0600Z
C.O.MET. - METEOMAR - ENG
WEATHER FORECAST OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ISSUED AT 06:00/UTC ON WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2022
AND VALID UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY.
1. WARNINGS:
THUNDERSTORMS IN PROGRESS: OVER EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
EXPECTED THUNDERSTORMS: OVER ALBORAN SEA, SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA AND
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
GALES IN PROGRESS:
- NORTHERLY 7 IN THE SOUTH CRETE SEA, NORTHERN JONIAN SEA AND
SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA.
- EASTERLY 7 IN THE ALBORAN SEA AND SOUTH BALEARI SEA.
- SOUTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE SARDINIAN CHANNEL.
- NORTHEASTERLY 8 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
EXPECTED GALES:
- EASTERLY 7 IN THE ALBORAN SEA AND SOUTH BALEARI SEA.
- NORTHEASTERLY 7 IN THE AEGEAN SEA.
2. WEATHER SITUATION:
UNSTABLE AIR FLOW EXTENDING FROM IONIAN SEA TO LIBYA. FRONTAL SYSTEM
OVER WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. UNSTABLE AIR FLOW OVER EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. A HIGH OF 1032 HPA OVER CENTRAL EUROPE IS
EXTENDING SOUTHERLY.
3. FORECAST UP TO 18:00/UTC OF TODAY AND 12-HOURS OUTLOOK:
-LIGURIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 4 LOCALLY INCREASING EAST SECTOR -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY
4 -FAIR.
-CORSICAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SARDINIAN SEA: EASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM SOUTHEASTERLY
SOUTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH WEST SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-ROUGH SEA SOUTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 -PARTLY
CLOUDY SOUTH WEST SECTOR.
-SARDINIAN CHANNEL: SOUTHEASTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING -PARTLY
CLOUDY -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA NORTH WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
SOUTHEASTERLY 6 -PARTLY CLOUDY WEST SECTOR.
-NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 2 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 2 -FAIR.
-CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 3 BECOMING
NORTHWESTERLY -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SMOOTH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHWESTERLY 2 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: EASTERLY 4 -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD
VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: NORTHEASTERLY 3 LOCALLY
INCREASING -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA WEAKENING /
OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-SICILY STRAIT: EASTERLY 3 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHERLY EAST
SECTOR -FEW CLOUDS -GOOD VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 3 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHERLY 6 BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -FEW CLOUDS.
-NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM
NORTHERLY WEST SECTOR -LOCAL RAIN SOUTH SECTOR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-MODERATE SEA WEAKENING / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -FEW CLOUDS.
-SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING -FAIR
-GOOD VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHERLY 5 -FEW CLOUDS
COASTWARD.
-CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 5 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA INCREASING COASTWARD / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -FAIR.
-NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 -FAIR -GOOD VISIBILITY
-SLIGHT SEA SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 3 -FAIR.
-ALBORAN SEA: EASTERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY
MODERATE VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA INCREASING WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 7 -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST SECTOR.
-NORTH BALEARI SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 5 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM EASTERLY
SOUTH SECTOR -PARTLY CLOUDY WORSENING RAIN -GOOD VISIBILITY -ROUGH
SEA OVER BALEARI / OUTLOOK: EASTERLY 6 -LOCAL RAIN SOUTH WEST
SECTOR.
-SOUTH BALEARI SEA: EASTERLY 7 -SHOWERS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA NORTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHEASTERLY 7
-SHOWERS.
-LIBYAN SEA: NORTHERLY 5 -SHOWERS EAST SECTOR -GOOD LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITY -MODERATE SEA / OUTLOOK: NORTHEASTERLY 5 -LOCAL RAIN
EAST SECTOR.
-AEGEAN SEA: NORTHEASTERLY 7 LOCALLY INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA / OUTLOOK:
NORTHEASTERLY 8 -SHOWERS SOUTH SECTOR.
-SOUTH CRETE SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 6 LOCALLY INCREASING FROM NORTHERLY
WEST SECTOR -ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS -GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE
VISIBILITY -ROUGH SEA WEST SECTOR / OUTLOOK: NORTHWESTERLY 7
-ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST SECTOR.
-LEVANTINE BASIN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 5 INCREASING -ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS -MODERATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITY -SLIGHT SEA
INCREASING SOUTH SECTOR / OUTLOOK: SOUTHWESTERLY 6 -THUNDERSTORMS.
4. WIND AND SEA STATE OVER ITALIAN SEAS FROM TOMORROW 24/03 06:00/UTC
AND VALID UP TO 26/03 06:00/UTC BY 12-HOURS INTERVAL:
- CORSICAN SEA: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 3/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA
3/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 3/EASTERLY 3 SEA 4.
- SARDINIAN SEA: EASTERLY 4 SEA 4/EASTERLY 5 SEA 4/SOUTHEASTERLY 5
SEA 4/EASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SARDINIAN CHANNEL: EASTERLY 5 SEA 4/EASTERLY 5 SEA 4/EASTERLY 6 SEA
4/EASTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- LIGURIAN SEA: EASTERLY 2 SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 1
SEA 2/NORTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: SOUTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3
SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3.
- CENTRAL TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA WEST SIDE: SOUTHEASTERLY 3 SEA
2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 5 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA EAST SIDE: WESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 1 SEA
1/SOUTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 1/EASTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SICILY STRAIT: SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA
2/SOUTHEASTERLY 4 SEA 3/SOUTHEASTERLY 6 SEA 4.
- SOUTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/WESTERLY 4 SEA
3/WESTERLY 4 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 3 SEA 2.
- NORTHERN JONIAN SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 4 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2.
- SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 3/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA 2.
- CENTRAL ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 3 SEA 2/WESTERLY 2 SEA
2/NORTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 1/EASTERLY 1 SEA 1.
- NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA: NORTHWESTERLY 2 SEA 2/SOUTHERLY 2 SEA
1/NORTHWESTERLY 1 SEA 1/NORTHEASTERLY 2 SEA 0.
END METEOMAR.