Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 16.01.2020 at 06
Warning
A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES , MAINLY IN THE EXTREME NORTH AND IN THE OPEN SEA. IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL IN THE AFTERNOON AND IN THE EXTREME SOUTH OF THE ADRIATIC IN THE SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT, GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-45 KNOTS.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure lies over the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW winds strengthening to 6-16, in places up to 20, only in the extreme north of the Adriatic up to 10, turning along the coast in the evening to NE 4-14, gradually strengthening in the Velebit Channel from the middle of the day to 12-24 knots. Sea increasing to 2-3, toward the end of the day in the open of the South and Central Adriatic to 3-4. Visibility 10-20, but in places possibly reduced to less than 1 km due to fog, mainly in the extreme north and in the open sea. Mostly clear with some clouds in places and variably cloudy in the North Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to strong NW, along the coast light to moderate NE winds, in the extreme south fresh and in the Velebit Channel up to strong. Sea slight, in the open of the southern part up to moderate. Still a chance of fog patches, mainly in the extreme north of the Adriatic and in the open sea. Mostly clear with some clouds in places.
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
