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            subj/Mediterranean, Black, and Baltic Sea high wind/seas warning//

          
            rmks/1. This warning is valid for 131200z Jul 09.

          
            2. Synoptic situation for 131200z Jul 09, to include regional

          
            near-gale wind events and weather hazards.

          
            A. West med: an area of low pressure over the balearic islands interacts

          
            with high pressure building over the central Med producing moderate westerly

          
            winds (13-18g23kt) in the bougie oparea. No high winds or seas 12 ft (3.7m)

          
            or greater are expected in the west Med for the period.

          
            B. Cent med: high pressure continues to build over the central Med and

          
            interacts with an area of low pressure over the balearic islands producing

          
            moderate winds (13-18g23kt) in the southern portion of the bonny oparea.

          
            No high winds or seas 12 ft (3.7m) or greater are expected in the cent Med

          
            for the period.

          
            C. East med: high pressure over the central Med continues to build as it

          
            ridges east and interacts with a thermal trough along the southern coast of

          
            Turkey. This interaction produces sub-gale northwesterly winds (23-28g33kt)

          
            in the aegean and Jason oparea. No high winds or seas 12 ft (3.7m) or

          
            greater are expected in the east Med for the period.

          
            D. Black sea: low pressure over the black sea produces moderate westerly

          
            winds (20-25g30kt) and mostly cloudy skies with isolated showers throughout

          
            the forecast region. No high winds or seas 12 ft (3.7m) or greater are

          
            expected in the black sea for the period.

          
            E. Baltic sea: a broad area of low pressure resides over the Baltic Sea

          
            producing mostly cloudy skies with isolated showers throughout the forecast

          
            region. No high winds or seas 12 ft (3.7m) or greater are expected in the

          
            Baltic Sea for the period.

          
            3. No High Wind Warning effective for 12 hrs commencing 131200z Jul 09.

          
            4. No high seas warning effective for 12 hrs commencing 131200z Jul 09.

          
            5. High seas warnings are for over water areas and may overlap

          
            some land masses or areas of lesser winds/seas. High seas warnings

          
            represent the average highest one-third (1/3) of combined sea and

          
            swell waves, individual waves may be significantly higher.

          
            6. The graphical form of this warning is available for download:

          
            unclassified web site: https://Portal.Fnmoc.Navy.Mil/

          
            classified web site: http://nop.Oceanography.Navy.Smil.Mil/content/

          
            nitds/Swan web site: http:/www.Usmetcen.Nato.Int

          
            7. Navmarfcstcen Norfolk, VA command duty officer

          
            can be contacted via:

          
            dsn: 312-564-7583/stu-iii 0963/fax 0998

          
            comm: 757-444-7583/stu-iii 0963/fax 0998

          
            unclass E-mail: maritime.Cdo(at)navy.Mil

          
            classified E-mail: CDO.Nmfa_n.001.Fct(at)navy.Smil.Mil

          
            8. Allied units please contact cmfwc Naples to be added

          
            or removed from this message.

          
            9. Allied units please contact mcc hq Naples noic to request

          
            individual tailored support. Poc: mcc hq Naples noic

          
            cdr evangelidis hn 0039 081 721 6337 (ivsn 433 6337)

          
            unclassified email: noic01(at)afsouth.Nato.Int.

          
            10. The next Mediterranean/Black/Baltic Sea high wind and seas

          
            warning will be kngu wwmm30 valid at 140000z Jul 09.//