Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 10.05.2020 at 12


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF SE WINDS 35-45 KNOTS EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL, IN THE EVENING AND DURING THE NIGHT IN THE REST OF THE ADRIATIC. SEA LOCALLY IN THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC TOMORROW DURING THE FORENOON 4-5. A LITTLE CHANCE OF LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC TOMORROW.
Synopsis
The field of raised air pressure is withdrawing from the Adriatic south-eastwards, while the trough with frontal system is approaching from the west.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE winds 10-20, strengthening in the Central, in the evening and during the night in the rest of the Adriatic, to 12-26 knots. Sea 2-3, increasing in the Central, in the evening in the North Adriatic, to 3-4. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with a chance of little rain only in places.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Variably cloudy with a chance of little rain only in places, in the North Adriatic even of scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder. Moderate to strong, in places of the Central Adriatic in the morning up to near gale force SE winds. Sea slight and moderate, in the Central Adriatic possibly up to rough during the forenoon.
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