METEONAUTICA
Meteorologia Marina

Weather and sea bulletin for the Mediterranean Sea

issued by Deutscher Wetterdienst, Marine Meteorological Service Hamburg
at 20.02.2025, 12.00 UTC.

General synoptic situation 12 UTC:
A high pressure zone stretches from Belarus 1036 across the Iberian Peninsula 1024 to the Azores 1024, slowly moving southwards in its western and central parts. A shallow low 1023 over Sardinia moves southwards while filling up. The Bay of Biscay is influenced by the frontal systems of a deep low 958 near Iceland.

Until friday evening in the following forecast areas gales are expected: bay of biscay until friday evening in the following forecast areas strong winds are expected: golfe du lion aegean sea taurus

FORECAST UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING:

Canary Islands:
northeasterly winds about 4, decreasing a little.

Alboran/Gibraltar:
light and variable winds, at times east about 4, for a time coastal fog patches.

Palos (between Southeast Spain and West Algeria):
light and variable winds, shifting east 3 to 4, for a time coastal fog patches.

Balearic Islands:
north to northeast 3 to 4, at times light and variable winds, shifting southeast.

West of Corsica/Sardinia:
north to northeast about 4, at times light and variable winds, shifting southeast, locally shower squalls.

Gulf of Lion:
light and variable winds, shifting southeast to south 4 to 5, locally 6, near the coast for a time misty, later locally shower squalls.

Ligurian Sea:
northeast to east 3 to 4, locally 5, southern part at times light and variable winds, locally shower squalls.

Tyrrhenian Sea:
northwestern part first locally north about 4, otherwise southeasterly winds 3 to 4, at times shower squalls.

Adriatic Sea:
northwest to north about 3, for a time increasing a little, light and variable winds later, for a time misty with coastal fog patches.

Ionian Sea:
eastern part easterly winds about 4, otherwise north to north 3 to 4, for a time increasing a little, at times shower squalls.

Aegean Sea:
northwest to north 5 to 6, locally 7, locally shower squalls.

Taurus:
northwest to north about 5, locally 7, locally shower squalls.

Bay of Biscay:
southeastern part at times light and variable winds, otherwise south to southwest about 5, western part for a time increasing 7 to 8, for a time severe shower squalls, crossing waves 5 to 7 meter.