CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
FORECAST FOR THE SEA AREA OF CYPRUS (B)
FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1200 18/07/2024 UNTIL 1200 19/07/2024
Area covered is 8 kilometers seawards.
Winds are in BEAUFORT scale. Times are local times.
Atmospheric pressure at the time of issue: 1006hPa (hectopascal)
Seasonal low pressure is affecting the area. The weather will be mainly fine. Tonight and around dawn, locally increased low cloud coverage will be present at times over the coastal areas, while local mist and/or fog patches are likely over the southeast.
Visibility: Good, but moderate to poor in mist and very poor in fog
Sea surface temperature: 26°C
Warnings: NIL
AREA
PERIOD
WIND
STATE OF SEA
West Coast
Afternoon
West to Northwest 4, locally 4 to 5
Slight
Night
West to Northwest 3 to 4, gradually near the coast Northwest to North 3
Slight, gradually near the coast Smooth to Slight
Morning
Southwest to Northwest 3 to 4, gradually locally 4
Smooth to Slight, gradually locally Slight
South Coast
Southwest to West 4 to 5, soon locally 5
Slight, soon locally Slight to Moderate
Southwest to West 3 to 4, gradually near the coast Variable 3
Southeast to Southwest 3, gradually South to Southwest 4
Smooth to Slight, gradually Slight
East Coast
South to Southwest 4, at times locally 4 to 5
Smooth to Slight, at times locally Slight
Southwest to Northwest 3
Smooth to Slight
Southeast to Southwest 3, gradually South to Southwest 3 to 4
North Coast
Southwest to Northwest 4, at times offshore 4 to 5
South to Southwest 3 to 4, near the coast 3
Southwest to Northwest 3 to 4, later locally 4
Smooth to Slight, later locally Slight
Time of issue: 1130
Date: 18/07/2024
CNA/MAC/GV/2024
ENDS, CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY