CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

T.O.O. 29 0500 U.T.C. MONTH MARCH 2023
WEATHER FORECAST
PART 1:    WARNING NR: 01 VALID FROM: 290600 UTC TILL: 291800 UTC THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER 1003HPA OVER THE CENTRAL ASIA MINOR AND THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER 1025HPA OVER GABES IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE: OVER NORTH SOUTHEAST KRITIKO: LATER NORTHWEST NEAR GALE TO GALE LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BF LOCALLY 8 BF. STATE OF SEA ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH TO HIGH TOWARDS END OF PERIOD HIGH. OVER NORTH DELTA: LATER NORTHWEST NEAR GALE TO GALE LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BF LOCALLY 8 BF. STATE OF SEA ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH END OF PERIOD VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LOCALLY HIGH. OVER NORTH CRUSADE: WEST NEAR GALE TO GALE LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BF LOCALLY 8 BF. STATE OF SEA MODERATE TO ROUGH END OF PERIOD ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. OVER TAURUS: LATER SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST NEAR GALE TO GALE LOCALLY GALE WINDS FORCE 7 TO 8 BF LOCALLY 8 BF. STATE OF SEA ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH END OF PERIOD WEST PART VERY ROUGH TO HIGH.
PART 2:    SYNOPSIS OF SURFACE WEATHER CHART 290000 U.T.C.
AS ABOVE
PART 3:     FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 29 0600 TO 30 0600 U.T.C.
WIND IN BEAUFORT SCALE
SOUTHEAST KRITIKO
FAIR WITH RISK OF ISOLATED SHOWERS NORTH PART
NORTHWEST 7 NORTH PART 8 BY END OF PERIOD NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6
VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH
MODERATE
 
DELTA
FAIR AT TIMES ISOLATED SHOWERS
WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 NORTH PART 8 BY END OF PERIOD NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6
VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH
MODERATE
 
CRUSADE
FAIR AT TIMES ISOLATED SHOWERS
SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 7 NORTH PART 7 TO 8 AT TIMES 8 BY END OF PERIOD NORTHWEST 5 TO 6
VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH
MODERATE
 
TAURUS
LOCAL SHOWERS AND RISK OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 SOON SOON WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 BY END OF PERIOD NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 7
VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH
MODERATE TO POOR