METEONAUTICA
Meteorologia Marina

Weather and sea bulletin for the Mediterranean Sea

issued by Deutscher Wetterdienst, Marine Meteorological Service Hamburg
at 16.06.2021, 12.00 UTC.

General synoptic situation 12 UTC:
A low 1010 over Taurus weakens. A broad high-pressure zone 1018 extends from Slovenia to Libya and expands eastward. Shallow lows between Algeria 1008 and Spain 1011 deepen somewhat. A ridge of the Azores high 1029 extends to Morocco.

Until thursday evening in the following forecast areas strong winds are expected: balearic islands west of corsica/sardinia bay of biscay

FORECAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING:

Canary Islands:
northerly winds about 5, for a time decreasing about 4.

Alboran/Gibraltar:
westerly winds about 4, for a time increasing about 5.

Palos (between Southeast Spain and West Algeria):
variable directions 2 to 4, later westerly winds about 5, locally thundery gusts.

Balearic Islands:
easterly winds about 4, increasing a little, for a time 5 to 6, shifting south to southwest, locally thundery gusts.

West of Corsica/Sardinia:
easterly winds about 4, southern part increasing 5 to 6, locally thundery gusts.

Gulf of Lion:
southeast 3 to 4, increasing about 5, locally thundery gusts.

Ligurian Sea:
variable directions 2 to 4, later easterly winds about 4, locally thundery gusts.

Tyrrhenian Sea:
western part south to southwest 3 to 4, locally 5, otherwise light and variable winds.

Adriatic Sea:
southern part first southwest 3 to 4, otherwise light and variable winds.

Ionian Sea:
westerly winds about 3, light and variable winds later.

Aegean Sea:
northwest about 3, southern part first 4 to 5, northern part light and variable winds later, locally thundery gusts.

Taurus:
northern part variable directions 2 to 4, otherwise westerly winds about 5, decreasing about 4, locally thundery gusts.

Bay of Biscay:
southern part variable directions 2 to 4, otherwise northerly winds about 4, increasing 5 to 6, thundery gusts.