WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 3
HELLENIC NATIONAL MET. SERVICE
ATHENS, TUESDAY 15 JULY 2025 / 2200 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 NONE
PART 2
GENERAL SYNOPSIS 15-07-25/15 UTC
LOW PRESSURES 1002 OVER TAURUS AND HIGH 1020 OVER NORTH ITALY
AND OVER TUNISIA. RELATIVELY HIGH 1015 OVER NORTH BALKANS
PART 3
FORECAST UP TO 16 JULY 22 UTC
NORTH ADRIATIC
NORTHWEST 3 OR 4 OVER WEST VARIABLE. SMOOTH OR SLIGHT
CENTRAL ADRIATIC
NORTHWEST 5 VERY SOON 3 UP TO 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
SOUTH ADRIATIC
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTHEAST 4 OR 5.
SLIGHT OR MODERATE
BOOT
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
MELITA
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 SOON 4 OR 5 LATER NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE
GABES
NORTH NORTHWEST 4. SLIGHT
SIDRA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
NORTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON EAST OF 19.50
NORTH NORTHEAST 3 OR 4 SOON 4 OR 5 AND OVER EAST VARIABLE 3 OR 4.
MODERATE
SOUTH IONIO
NORTH NORTHWEST 5 OR 6 VERY SOON 4 OR 5. MODERATE
PATRAIKOS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4 VERY SOON NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
KORINTHIAKOS
NORTHEAST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KITHIRA SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 AND EAST OF 22.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO IERAPETRA
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
TAURUS
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
DELTA
WEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. LOCALLY POOR
CRUSADE
SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR
KASTELLORIZO SEA
WEST 3 UP TO 5 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
RODOS SEA
WEST 4 VERY SOON VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT
KARPATHIO
WEST NORTHWEST 5 OR 6. MODERATE
WEST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
EAST KRITIKO
WEST NORTHWEST 5 AND EAST OF 26.00 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 VERY SOON 5 OR 6. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SOUTHEAST AEGEAN IKARIO
NORTH 5 OR 6. MODERATE
SAMOS SEA
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE
SARONIKOS
NORTH NORTHWEST 3 UP TO 5. SLIGHT
SOUTH EVVOIKOS
NORTH 6. MODERATE
KAFIREAS STRAIT
NORTH 6 OR 7. MODERATE
CENTRAL AEGEAN
NORTH 6. MODERATE
NORTHWEST AEGEAN
NORTH NORTHWEST 4 OR 5 OVER EAST NORTH NORTHEAST. SLIGHT
NORTHEAST AEGEAN
NORTHEAST 5 OR 6. SLIGHT
THRAKIKO
NORTH NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
THERMAIKOS
NORTHWEST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
MARMARA
NORTHEAST 4 OR 5. SLIGHT
WEST BLACK SEA
NORTH 3 OR 4 OVER SOUTH NORTHEAST 5 VERY SOON 3 OR 4.
SLIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM
EAST BLACK SEA
VARIABLE 3 OR 4. SLIGHT. LOCALLY POOR.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST
OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS
GALE FORCE WINDS NOT EXPECTED=
Weather bulletin on METAREA 3,
METEO-FRANCE Toulouse, Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 21 UTC
Wind speed in BEAUFORT SCALE.
Sea state in DOUGLAS SCALE.
Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than
the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the
significant height.
Part 1 : NO WARNING.
Part 2 : General synopsis, Tuesday 15 at 12 UTC
Weak gradient of pressure 1018/1020. Shallow low deepening 1012
between Corsica and french mainland this evening, then 1011
overnight. Low 1016 near Algerian coast, filling in daytime.
Part 3 : Area forecasts to Thursday 17 at 00 UTC
EAST OF CABRERA.
North or Northeast 3 or 4, at times 5 in north, becoming Clockwise 2
to 4 in afternoon.
Becoming slight or moderate.
BALEARES.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest 3 or 4 at midday,
locally 5 near Nao Cape.
Smooth or slight.
MINORQUE.
Northerly 5 or 6, temporarily 7 in north at first, becoming Variable
2 to 4 in west in morning, then gradually becoming Westerly 3 to 5 in
late afternoon, locally 6 in northeast. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in afternoon.
LION.
Northwest 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in morning, then backing West or
Northwest 4 or 5, at times 6, in afternoon. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate at midday.
PROVENCE.
- in far northeast : Variable 2 to 4, becoming Cyclonic 3 to 5 next
evening, at times 6.
- Elsewhere : Northwesterly 6 or 7, decreasing 5 or 6 in afternoon,
at times 7. Gusts.
Moderate or rough, decreasing slight or moderate in west in
afternoon.
LIGURE.
Variable 2 to 4, temporarily Southwest 5 or 6 in far southeast at
first.
Slight, locally moderate in far south.
CORSE.
In north : Southwesterly 3 to 5, temporarily 6 near Balagne at first,
becoming Westerly 2 to 4 at midday, then increasing Cyclonic 4 or 5
next evening, at times 6. Gusts.
In south : Westerly 3 to 5.
Becoming moderate, locally rough in extreme west.
SARDAIGNE.
Northwesterly 4 or 5, locally 6 or 7 in north, backing West or
Northwest 5 or 6 everywhere in late afternoon, at times 7 in far
north. Gusts.
Slight or moderate, gradually becoming moderate or rough from north
in morning.
MADDALENA.
In and leeward strait : West 5 or 6, increasing locally 7 in strait
in morning. Gusts.
Elsewhere : West or Northwest 3 or 4, at times 5, becoming Variable 2
to 4 in afternoon, at times 5.
Slight or moderate.
ELBE.
Variable 2 to 4, then mainly Northwesterly in afternoon.
Smooth or slight.
ALBORAN.
Mainly Northeasterly 2 or 3, becoming Variable 1 to 3 in evening.
Becoming smooth.
PALOS.
East or Northeast 2 to 4, becoming Variable next night.
Smooth or slight.
ALGER.
In west : East or Northeast 2 or 3, at times 4, veering East or
Southeast next night.
In east : Variable 2 to 4, becoming North or Northwest in morning,
then becoming Variable 1 to 3 in evening.
Smooth or slight, becoming locally moderate in east in afternoon.
WEST OF CABRERA.
East or Northeast 2 or 3, at times 4, gradually veering South or
Southeast in evening.
Smooth or slight.
ANNABA.
Northwesterly 3 to 5 from west to east, at times 6 near Teulade Cape
in afternoon.
Smooth or slight, gradually becoming moderate in evening.
TUNISIE.
West or Northwest increasing 4 or 5, at times 6, then 5 or 6 at
midday, at times 7 in evening. Gusts.
Smooth or slight, gradually becoming moderate in afternoon, at times
rough next night.
CARBONARA.
Variable 2 to 4, becoming South or Southwest at midday, then becoming
Cyclonic 3 to 5 in evening, locally 6 in far southwest. Gusts.
Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate in evening.
LIPARI.
West or Northwest 2 to 4, backing West or Southwest next night.
Slight, decreasing smooth or slight in afternoon.
CIRCEO.
Northwest 4 or 5, decreasing Westerly 2 to 4 in morning, then veering
West or Northwest 3 or 4 in evening, at times 5 in far northwest.
Slight, becoming locally moderate in far north in evening.
Part 4 : outlook for next 24 hours
Persistance of Northwesterly fresh or strong flow from gulf of Lion
to Tunisia. Westerly moderate or fresh flow in and leeward Bonifacio
strait.