Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 04.01.2020 at 06


Warning
GUSTS OF NE and N WINDS STRENGTHENING DURING THE NIGHT TO 35-60 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES HERE AND THERE IN THE EXTREME NORTH OF THE ADRIATIC DURING THE NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure over the Adriatic is slowly weakening, while the shallow trough with weakened cold front is approaching from the north.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW winds 6-16, toward the open, south of Istria, strengthening to 20 knots. Sea 2-3, increasing gradually in the South and Central Adriatic in the second part of the day to 3-4. Visibility 10-20, in places reduced to around 4 km due to mist, in the extreme north of the Adriatic during the night and in the morning possibly less than 1 km due to fog. Variably cloudy with a little rain only in places, mainly toward the open of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
NW winds turning to NE and N and strengthening to moderate to strong, in places up to near gale force. Sea slight and moderate. Variably cloudy with a little rain in places, mainly toward the open of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic.
PMC - Split

Douglas scale
State of the sea Description Waves average height (m)
0 calm (glassy) 0
1 calm (rippled) 0 - 0.1
2 smooth 0.1 - 0.5
3 slight 0.5 - 1.2
4 moderate 1.25 - 2.5
5 rough 2.5 - 4
6 very rough 4 - 6
7 high 6 - 9
8 very high 9 - 14
9 phenomenal > 14

Beaufort scale
Wind speed Waves height
km/h m/s kt mph m ft
0 Bf calm < 1 0 - 0.2 < 1 < 1 - -
1 Bf light air 1 - 5 0.3 - 1.5 1 - 3 1-3 0.1 (0.1) 0.25 (0.25)
2 Bf light breeze 6 - 11 1.6 - 3.3 4 - 6 4 - 7 0.2 (0.3) 0.5 (1)
3 Bf gentle breeze 12 - 19 3.4 - 5.4 7 - 10 8 - 12 0.6 (1) 2 (3)
4 Bf moderate breeze 20 - 28 5.5 - 7.9 11 - 16 13 - 18 1 (1.5) 3.5 (5)
5 Bf fresh breeze 29 - 38 8.0 - 10.7 17 - 21 19 - 24 2 (2.5) 6 (8.5)
6 Bf strong breeze 39 - 49 10.8 - 13.8 22 - 27 25 - 31 3 (4) 9.5 (13)
7 Bf near gale 50 - 61 13.9 - 17.1 28 - 33 32 - 38 4 (5.5) 13.5 (19)
8 Bf gale 62 - 74 17.2 - 20.7 34 - 40 39 - 46 5.5 (7.5) 18 (25)
9 Bf strong gale 75 - 88 20.8 - 24.4 41 - 47 47 - 54 7 (10) 23 (32)
10 Bf storm 89 - 102 24.5 - 28.4 48 - 55 55 - 63 9 (12.5) 29 (41)
11 Bf violent storm 103 - 117 28.5 - 32.6 56 - 63 64 - 72 11.5 (16) 37 (52)
12 Bf hurricane >= 118 >= 32.7 >= 64 >= 73 14 (-) 45 (-)

Adriatic sub-basins