Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 21.03.2020 at 06
Warning
STILL A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES, MAINLY IN THE NORTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC. LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-60 KNOTS EXPECTED IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC LATE IN THE DAY AND IN THE CENTRAL TOMORROW.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure over the Adriatic is gradually weakening.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE winds 6-16 knots. Sea 2-3. Visibility 10-20, in places this morning still less than 1 km due to fog, mainly in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic. Mostly clear, but in the North Adriatic moderate cloud increase with a very little risk of light scattered rain.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Cloud increase. In the North, from the middle of the night in the rest of the Adriatic as well, NE winds strengthening to light to moderate, in places of the Central Adriatic to fresh and strong, and in the North Adriatic to strong and near gale force, in the Velebit Channel up to gale force. Sea smooth or slight, in the North Adriatic slight and moderate.
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
