METEONAUTICA
Meteorologia Marina

Weather and sea bulletin for the Mediterranean Sea

issued by Deutscher Wetterdienst, Marine Meteorological Service Hamburg
at 05.07.2022, 12.00 UTC.

General synoptic situation 12 UTC:
A low of 1004 over Taurus and an associated trough stretching to the Aegean Sea hardly change. A ridge of the Azores High stretching across Normandy to the Alps hardly changes as well. A low 1014 over the Ligurian Sea will be deepening somewhat, as will a thermal low 1017 over Spain. Else weak pressure gradients are expected.

Until wednesday evening in the following forecast areas strong winds are expected: canary islands golfe du lion tyrrhenian sea aegean sea taurus bay of biscay

FORECAST UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING:

Canary Islands:
northeast about 5, locally 7.

Alboran/Gibraltar:
light and variable winds, later locally misty.

Palos (between Southeast Spain and West Algeria):
light and variable winds, northern part later northeast 3 to 4, locally misty.

Balearic Islands:
northeasterly winds 3 to 4, increasing a little, northern part later shifting northwest to west.

West of Corsica/Sardinia:
northwest about 3, increasing a little, for a time 4 to 5, northern part for a time west about 5.

Gulf of Lion:
northwesterly winds about 4, increasing 5 to 6.

Ligurian Sea:
southeastern part westerly winds about 5, otherwise variable directions 2 to 4.

Tyrrhenian Sea:
northern part west 3 to 4, east of the strait of bonifacio at times 5 to 6, otherwise light and variable winds.

Adriatic Sea:
northwest about 3, increasing 5, northern part for a time shifting northeast, later there light and variable winds, locally shower- or thundery gusts.

Ionian Sea:
northwesterly winds about 3, increasing 4, eastern part 5, western part for a time shifting southwest, locally shower- or thundery gusts.

Aegean Sea:
northerly winds 5 to 6, decreasing a little, northeastern part later 3 to 4, western part abating.

Taurus:
western part northwest 5 to 6, northern part variable directions 2 to 4, otherwise westerly winds about 4.

Bay of Biscay:
north to northeast about 5, southwestern part 6 to 7, northern part at times decreasing 4.