Gale Warning,HNMS, Hellenic National Meteorological Service

GALE WARNINGS

Gale Warnings in effect

Issued:20/01/20 21:30 UTC

GALE WARNING ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
WARNING NR 041 - MONDAY 20 JANUARY 2020/2130 UTC

GENERAL SYNOPSIS 20-01-20/15 UTC
HIGH PRESSURES 1046 OVER NORTHWEST BALKANS ARE COMBINED WITH
RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURES 1022 CRUSADE AND 1018 OVER TUNISIA
GABES.
MELITA, GABES
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC
SOUTHEAST 7 OR 8

KITHIRA SEA, WEST KRITIKO WEST OF 24.00, SOUTHWEST KRITIKO EAST OF
22.00 AND NORTH OF 34.00, SOUTHWEST AEGEAN, SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
WEST OF 24.50
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC
NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

CENTRAL AEGEAN SOUTH OF 38.30, KAFIREAS STRAIT
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHEAST 7 OR 8

SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA NORTH OF 34.00, SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
EAST OF 24.50, TAURUS EAST OF 22.00, DELTA NORTH OF 34.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC
NORTH 7 OR 8

KARPATHIO, EAST KRITIKO, KASTELLORIZO SEA
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC
NORTH NORTHWEST 7 OR 8

TAURUS WEST OF 22.00
CONTINUING AT LEAST TO 21/10 UTC
NORTH 8

National Meteorological Center

MARINE WARNINGS AND FORECASTS Forecast for METAREA-3 Sea Forecast Surface Pressure

NWP PRODUCTS Surface Winds (10m) Significant Wave Height and Direction Significant Wave Period Sea Surface Temperature Forecasts for Sailing Areas

USEFUL PAGES Guide to marine bulletins Marine bulletin glossary Beaufort scale Douglas scales

USEFUL LINKS International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 Hellenic Coastguard NAVTEX Service of the Hellenic National Hydrographic Service

Since 1988 within the framework of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, Greece is responsible for the provision of meteorological information for maritime safety referring to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea Issuing Service for the GMDSS METAREA III. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) provides marine bulletins (WARNINGS & FORECASTS) for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Respectively, the Meteo-France provides the bulletins for the Western Mediterranean Sea. Since 2013, under the WWMIWS of IMO/WMO, Greece has the responsibility of METAREA III Coordinator for the proper shore to ship transmission of all information concerning the safety of navigation in that area. In 2015 the HNMS has been certified according ΕΝ ISO 9001: 2008 for the Quality Management System (QMS) applied for the provision of Marine Meteorological Services, fully aligned to the international regulations impose by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).