Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 29.03.2020 at 12


Warning
IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC DURING THE NIGHT AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC TOMORROW MORNING, LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-45, IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL UP TO 60 KNOTS.
Synopsis
The field of mean air pressure lies over the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW, along the coast at first SW winds, 4-14 knots, easing toward the end of the day and during the night. In the North Adriatic during the night NE winds strengthening to 12-22 knots. Sea 1-2, increasing in the North Adriatic during the night to 2-3. Visibility 10-20, in places reduced to 2-10 km due to mist. Mostly clear, but gradual cloud increase is expected in the North Adriatic toward the end of the day and during the night.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
In the North, before the morning in a part of the Central Adriatic as well, NE winds strengthening to moderate and strong, in the Velebit Channel up to near gale force. In the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic mainly calm or light NE winds. Sea calm or smooth, in the North, in the morning in a part of the Central Adriatic as well, increasing to slight and moderate. Mostly clear, but in the North Adriatic variably cloudy, during the day with a little rain in places, mainly in the wider area of Rijeka. A risk of mist 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