METEONAUTICA
Meteorologia Marina

Weather and sea bulletin for the Mediterranean Sea

issued by Deutscher Wetterdienst, Marine Meteorological Service Hamburg
at 16.01.2025, 12.00 UTC.

General synoptic situation 12 UTC:
An extensive high 1040 over Central and Southeast Europe intensifies temporarily. An associated ridge will expand to the Iberian Peninsula. Another ridge extending across Crete to Egypt will intensify a little bit. From western Libya a low 1015 moves northward while deepening. It is expected in the vicinity of the northern dip of Tunisia on Friday. In the surroundings of the low, over large parts of the western and central Mediterranean Sea gale force winds and heavy thundery showers are expected.

Until friday evening in the following forecast areas gales are expected: balearic islands west of corsica/sardinia ligurian sea tyrrhenian sea ionian sea up until friday evening in the following forecast areas strong winds are expected: alboran/gibraltar palos between southeastspain and westalgeria golfe du lion adriatic sea aegean sea taurus bay of biscay

FORECAST UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING:

Canary Islands:
east to southeast about 4, shifting north, at times light and variable winds.

Alboran/Gibraltar:
variable directions 4 to 6, later easterly winds about 5, locally thundery gusts.

Palos (between Southeast Spain and West Algeria):
variable directions 4 to 6, later northeasterly winds about 5, locally thundery gusts.

Balearic Islands:
northeast to east about 5, northern part locally 7, later northeast about 7, partly severe gale force gusts, locally thunderstorms.

West of Corsica/Sardinia:
easterly winds about 5, northern part locally 7, later northeast 7 to 8, in the southern part later near hurricane force gusts, shower and thunderstorms, sea in the southern part increasing 5 to 6 meter.

Gulf of Lion:
northeasterly winds about 5, southeastern part shifting to times 7, northwestern part later at northerly directions and decreasing 4 to 5, shower and thundery gusts.

Ligurian Sea:
northeast to north about 6, later locally 8, severe gale force gusts, locally shower or thunderstorms.

Tyrrhenian Sea:
easterly winds about 5, increasing 7 to 8, partly near hurricane force gusts, shower and thunderstorms, sea increasing 6 meter.

Adriatic Sea:
northeast to east about 4, locally 7.

Ionian Sea:
easterly winds about 4, locally 6, in the southern part increasing 7 to 8 with severe gale force gusts, shower and thunderstorms, sea increasing 5 to 6 meter.

Aegean Sea:
northeast to north about 5, locally 7.

Taurus:
northwesterly winds about 3, locally northerly winds 6.

Bay of Biscay:
easterly winds about 4, southern part locally 6.