Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 04.02.2020 at 12


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF SE and SW WINDS 35-45, IN THE NORTH, TILL THE END OF THE DAY IN THE REST OF THE ADRIATIC, OF NW and NE 35-60, TOMORROW UP TO 85 KNOTS. SEA LOCALLY DURING THE NIGHT UP TO 5, TOWARD THE OPEN TOMORROW POSSIBLY UP TO 6. A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS.
Synopsis
Deep trough with cold front is shifting across the Adriatic further southeastwards, while the ridge of high pressure is intensifying from the northwest.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE and SW winds 14-28, in the North, till the end of the day in the rest of the Adriatic as well, turning to NW and NE 16-32, in the open sea of the Central and South Adriatic during the night up to 38 knots. Sea 3-4, increasing during the night to 4-5. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and isolated rain showers with thunder.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Strong and gale force, in places through the day up to strong gale force NW and NE winds. Sea moderate and rough, toward the open possibly up to very rough. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and isolated rain showers with thunder, but partial clearing is expected in the North and in 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