WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024 / 1000 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 279

PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 27-04-24/03 UTC
NEAR STATIONARY LOW WITH CENTRE 1007 BY COASTS OF LIBYA DEEPENING
AND IS EXPECTED WITH CENTRE 1002 BY 27/15 UTC. RELATIVELY HIGH
PRESSURES 1019 OVER EAST BLACK SEA

PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 28 APRIL 10 UTC

NORTH ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM

CENTRAL ADRIATIC
SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

SOUTH ADRIATIC
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTHWEST SOON NORTHEAST OVER SOUTH
UP TO 5. UP TO SLIGHT

BOOT
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH EAST NORTHEAST SOON OVER SOUTH 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT

MELITA
EAST SOUTHEAST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 SOON EAST OVER SOUTH 7. MODERATE

GABES
EAST NORTHEAST 6 OR 7 SOON 7. MODERATE OVER SOUTH UP TO ROUGH SOON
ROUGH. LOCALLY POOR

SIDRA
EAST 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTH EAST SOUTHEAST 7 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH 7 OR 8.
MODERATE OVER SOUTH MODERATE UP TO ROUGH SOON OVER SOUTH ROUGH.
LOCALLY POOR. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM

NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH NORTHEAST SOON EAST
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT

PATRAIKOS
WEST NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 SOON NORTHEAST. UP TO SLIGHT

KORINTHIAKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 OVER EAST NORTH VERY SOON EAST NORTHEAST. SMOOTH
OR SLIGHT

KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH VARIABLE 4 SOON NORTHEAST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
EAST OF 22.00 NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON NORTH NORTHEAST LATER
5 OR 6. WEST OF 22.00 EAST NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 33.00 6 OR 7
SOON EAST SOUTHEAST. SLIGHT OVER WEST MODERATE. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 26.20 AND NORTH OF 34.00 UP TO 6.
SLIGHT OVER EAST MODERATE

TAURUS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON WEST SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5 SOON CYCLONIC OVER
WEST UP TO 6 LATER VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OVER WEST UP TO MODERATE.
LOCALLY POOR. THUNDERSTORM

DELTA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. MODERATE

CRUSADE
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER NORTH CYCLONIC UP TO 6 SOON NORTHWEST 4
OVER NORTH VARIABLE. SLIGHT OVER SOUTH UP TO MODERATE

KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

RODOS SEA
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 LATER 3 OR 4. SLIGHT

KARPATHIO
NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST KRITIKO
NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 OVER EAST WEST NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 23.30 UP TO 6. SLIGHT
SOON UP TO MODERATE

SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH OF 37.00 UP TO 7 LATER 6 OR 7.
MODERATE

SAMOS SEA
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT SOON UP TO
MODERATE

SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTH 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST
SOON NORTH NORTHWEST. SLIGHT

SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6 SOON NORTH. SLIGHT SOON
MODERATE

KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 6 OR 7 SOON NORTH. MODERATE

NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 24.00 UP TO 5 VERY SOON NORTH
NORTHWEST SOON NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT

NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 AND SOUTH OF 40.00 6 OR 7 SOON 6 OR 7. MODERATE

THRAKIKO
EAST NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 AND EAST OF 25.10 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 AND EAST
OF 25.10 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OVER EAST UP TO MODERATE

THERMAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 VERY SOON SOUTH 3 OR 4. UP TO SLIGHT

MARMARA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6 OVER EAST UP TO 7 SOON 5 OR 6. MODERATE

WEST BLACK SEA
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. MODERATE

EAST BLACK SEA
CYCLONIC 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON OVER WEST UP TO 6. SLIGHT SOON OVER
WEST UP TO MODERATE

OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED