FEYG20 ETGX 251400 M E D I U M R A N G E F O R E C A S T FOR SOUTH CROATIA, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, KOSOVO, NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF FYROM AND ALBANIA VALID FROM FRIDAY, 27TH OF NOVEMBER 2009 TILL WEDNESDAY, 02ND OF DECEMBER 2009 ISSUED BY BGIO 1. S Y N O P T I C D E V E L O P M E N T TILL SUNDAY, 29TH OF NOVEMBER 2009: ON FRIDAY SLOWLY WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCE. OVERNIGHT MIST OR VALLEY FOG PATCHES WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR IN PLACES. DURING THE DAY MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD FIELDS WILL BE ADVECTED FROM WEST, BUT SOME LIGHT RAIN/SHOWERS IS ONLY EXPECTED IN COASTAL AREAS. ON SATURDAY A SECONDARY UPPER TROUGH WILL QUICKLY CROSS THE WESTERN BALKANS EASTWARD. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE PARTLY MODERATE RAIN ESPECIALLY IN COASTAL AREAS AND IN THE SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE OF THE DINARIC MOUNTAINS, IN COASTAL AREAS EVEN ISOL TS, WHILE FRONTAL ACTIVITY WILL BE WEAKER FURTHER INLAND. ON SUNDAY AGAIN STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCE. 2. T A B L E FORECAST FOR SOUTH CROATIA AND BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA: PARAMETER AREAS : 02ND DAY : 03RD DAY : 04TH DAY : 27TH : 28TH : 29TH SURFACE- ADC : 13010 : 14015G25 : 15010 WIND EAST : 18003 : 22008 : 20005 (DEG KN) HILLS : 22005 : 22015G30 : 25010 MON : 23008 : 22025G40 : 25015 VISIBILITY ADC : 10+ : 5-8 : 10+ (KM) EAST : 10+ : 5-8 : 10+ HILLS : 10+ : 3-7 : 10+ MON : 10+ : 0-4 : 10+ CEILING ADC : LOC 25 : 25 : LOC 25 (HFT GND) EAST : LOC 120 : FRQ 25 : - HILLS : LOC 100 : 15 : - MON : LOC 80 : 05 : - T MIN/T MAX ADC : 12/16 : 11/15 : 09/15 (DEG C) EAST : 04/14 : 04/13 : 04/12 HILLS : 03/12 : 03/11 : 02/10 MON : 01/09 : 02/08 : 01/07 FREEZING- LEVEL ENTIRE : 85 : 80 : 80 (HFT MSL) PRECIPI- TATION ENTIRE : 0-1 : 2-20 : 0-2 (MM/24H) H I N T S : ADC = ADRIATIC COAST (REF. HEIGHT 300 M NN) EAST = AREA SARAJEVO - TUZLA - BANJA LUKA (REF. HEIGHT 500 M NN) HILLS = HILLY AREA (REF. HEIGHT 1000 M NN) MON = CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (REF. HEIGHT 1600 M NN) 3. TABLE FORECAST FOR KOSOVO / NW FYROM AND ALBANIA: PARAMETER/ AREAS : 02ND DAY : 03RD DAY : 04TH DAY : 27TH : 28TH : 29TH SFC-WIND KOS/NWFYR : 22005 : 20005 : 22005 (DEG KN) ALCOA : 18005 : 17005 : 16005 ALHIGH : 20005 : 20005 : 21005 VISIBILITY KOS/NWFYR : 10+ : 5-10+ : 5-10+ (KM) ALCOA : 10+ : 5-8 : 5-10+ ALHIGH : 10+ : 5-8 : 5-10+ CEILING KOS/NWFYR : - : LOC 100 : LOC 30 (HFT GND) ALCOA : - : LOC 25 : LOC 30 ALHIGH : - : LOC 25 : LOC 25 T MIN/T MAX KOS/NWFYR : 03/14 : 04/14 : 06/15 (DEG C) ALCOA : 07/17 : 08/16 : 10/17 ALHIGH : 03/14 : 04/13 : 03/14 FRZ-LEVEL ENTIRE : 95 : 85 : 85 (HFT MSL) PCPN ENTIRE : 0 : 2-8 : 0-2 (MM/24H) H I N T S : KOS/NWFYR = KOSOVO AND NW PARTS OF FYROM (REF. HEIGHT 500M NN) ALCOA = ALBANIA COASTAL AREA (REF. HEIGHT 100M NN) ALHIGH = ALBANIA HIGHLANDS (REF. HEIGHT 500M NN) 4. R E M A R K S : - LOCALLY POORER CONDITIONS IN MORNING MIST/VALLEY FOG AND PRECIPITATION 5. R E M A R K A B L E P H E N O M E N A / H A Z A R D S : - ISOL THUNDERSTORMS IN COASTAL AREA ON SAT, 28TH. 6. FURTHER O U T L O O K FROM MONDAY, 30TH OF NOVEMBER 2009 TILL WEDNESDAY, 02ND OF DECEMBER 2009: ON MON, 30TH INTERMITTENT HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCE. ON TUE, 01ST AN UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH FROM WEST, REACHING ITALY ON WED, 02ND. IT WILL CAUSE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN COASTAL AREAS AND IN SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE AREAS. IT WILL REMAIN RATHER MILD. 7. S O I L S T A T E TILL WEDNESDAY, 02ND OF DECEMBER 2009: MAINLY MOIST, LOCALLY DRY, ON SAT, 28TH AND BY THE END OF THE PERIOD LOCALLY WET. 8. A S T R O N O M I C A L D A T A FOR SARAJEVO: 27TH 28TH 29TH SUNRISE : 05:56 05:57 05:58Z SUNSET : 15:11 15:11 15:10Z FOR PRISTINA: 27TH 28TH 29TH SUNRISE : 05:40 05:41 05:42Z SUNSET : 15:06 15:05 15:05Z 9. W A T E R T E M P E R A T U R E ADRIATIC SEA ( AREA ZADAR-SPLIT): 16-17 DEG CEN ADRIATIC SEA ( WEST OF ALBANIA) : 17 DEG CEN AREA THESSALONIKI : 17 DEG CEN