Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 16.05.2020 at 06


Warning
GUSTS OF NE WINDS STILL POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC THIS MORNING, REACHING 35-45 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH AND CENTRAL ADRIATIC.
Synopsis
The ridge of high pressure is intensifying from the northwest toward the Adriatic, while moist air in high levels is drifting from the southwest.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE and E winds 5-15, in the North Adriatic at first still NE up to 18 knots in places. In the North Adriatic in the afternoon brief SE, in the South Adriatic winds turning to NW and N 6-16 knots. Sea 2-3, in the northern part of the Adriatic in the morning possibly 3-4. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with a chance of scattered rain or a few showers with thunder in the North, from midday in the Central Adriatic as well.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate NE and NW, briefly turning toward the open sea of the Central Adriatic to moderate to fresh SE winds. Sea 2-3. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with a chance of scattered rain or isolated rain showers with thunder in the North and 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