WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, FRIDAY 20 MAY 2022 / 0400 UTC
- WIND SPEED: BEAUFORT SCALE
- SEA STATE: TOTAL SIGNIFICANT
BE AWARE: WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN THOSE GIVEN
HERE AND MAX WAVE HEIGHT UP TO TWICE THAN SIGNIFICANT

PART 1
WARNING NR 318

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 19-05-22/21 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1013 OVER DELTA AND HIGH 1028 OVER NORTH BALKANS

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 21 MAY 04 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTH SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

MELITA
EAST SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5 LATER OVER WEST NORTHWEST.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

GABES
EAST 4 OR 5 SOON OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOON MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA
EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER SOUTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

NORTH IONIO
NORTH 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 5 OR 6 SOON
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH

PATRAIKOS
NORTHEAST 4. SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
NORTH 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
NORTH 7 AND EAST OF 22.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER.
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 AND EAST OF 22.00 7 OR 8 DECREASING LATER.
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6. ROUGH SOON MODERATE OR ROUGH

TAURUS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
EAST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

RODOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH 4. SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

KARPATHIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 AND SOUTH OF 35.20 6 OR 7 SOON 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OR ROUGH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

WEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 AND WEST OF 24.00 8 SOON 6 OR 7
AND WEST OF 24.00 7 OR 8 LATER 6. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

EAST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 SOON 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 8 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7 ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST OF 26.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 8 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7.
EAST OF 26.00 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 7 SOON 6.
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 VERY SOON 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6.
MODERATE OR ROUGH SOON MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 37.40 6 OR 7 LATER 5.
SLIGHT OVER SOUTH MODERATE

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 7 LATER 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH NORTHEAST 8 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 7. ROUGH. POOR

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH OF 38.30 NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8 SOON 6 OR 7.
SOUTH OF 38.30 8 SOON 7 OR 8 LATER 6 OR 7. ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 24.00 NORTH 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 39.25 6 OR 7 LATER 5 OR 6. MODERATE

THRAKIKO
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 25.10 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

THERMAIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR

WEST BLACK SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST 5 OR 6 SOON WEST SOUTHWEST.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA
WEST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED