Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 16.01.2020 at 12


Warning
IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL AND IN THE EXTREME SOUTH OF THE ADRIATIC IN THE SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT, GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-45 KNOTS, EASING TOMORROW TOWARD MIDDAY. IN THE OPEN SEA AND IN THE EXTREME NORTH OF THE ADRIATIC A CHANCE OF FOG HERE AND THERE.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure lies over the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW winds 10-20, only in the extreme north of the Adriatic up to 10 knots. In the Velebit Channel NE winds strengthening to 12-24 knots. Wind will turn along the coast of the rest of the Adriatic in the evening to NE 4-14 knots. Sea 2-3, in the open of the South and Central Adriatic, and in the Velebit Channel, increasing to 3-4. Visibility 10-20, in the open sea and in the extreme north of the Adriatic, possibly less than 1 km due to fog. Fair in places.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to fresh NW, along the coast light to moderate NE winds, in the extreme south of the Adriatic up to fresh and in the Velebit Channel up to strong, easing gradually toward midday. During the night and in the morning in the open sea and in the extreme north of the Adriatic, a little chance of fog patches. Sea smooth or slight, in the Velebit Channel and in the open of the South Adriatic at first still up to moderate. Mostly clear.
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