Over the next 48 hours, strong winds will be the main feature of the weather, with gusts locally exceeding 100 km/h.
As a result, on Friday morning, there will be a general ban on ships scheduled to depart from the ports of Rafina and Lavrio, with the exception of routes to Marmari.
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As for Piraeus, the Blue Star Paros’s routes to Syros, Tinos, and Mykonos were canceled, while the remaining ships are departing with a a “flexible itinerary,” meaning they may adjust the order of scheduled destinations or even skip one of them, depending on the weather conditions they encounter.
In addition, the “Super Speed 4” route to Paros, Naxos, and Koufonisia was canceled, as was the Champions Jet route to Kythnos, Sifnos, Serifos, Kimolos, and Milos
In contrast, ferries to the Saronic Gulf are departing as usual from the port of Piraeus.
The major exodus had already begun yesterday, Thursday, August 13, with increased traffic at all three major ports in Attica. From Piraeus, there were 24 ferry departures, with 23,665 passengers heading to the Aegean islands, while 55 sailings were operated to the Saronic Gulf, carrying a total of 8,589 passengers. From the port of Rafina, 15 sailings took place, with 7,267 passengers departing, while 8 ships departed from Lavrio, carrying 2,754 passengers.
Tsatrafyllia’s Weather Forecast
According to protothema.gr meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias, strong winds will disrupt maritime traffic in the Aegean, cause temperatures to drop by 6 to 7 degrees, mainly in the east, while also creating particularly adverse fire-meteorological conditions, significantly increasing the risk of rapid fire spread.
In the regions of Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, much of the Peloponnese, the Sporades, the Northern Aegean, Chalkidiki, Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, and the Cyclades, and Crete, the already dangerous fire-meteorological conditions are expected to worsen further over the next two days.
Starting Sunday, winds will gradually begin to subside, and the new week will bring mild weather conditions, both on land and at sea, with no episodes of extreme heat.
