Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 15.10.2021 at 06


Warning
Local gusts of NE wind 35-65, in the Velebit Channel reaching up to 75 knots whereas in the open sea NW wind 35-45 knots. The sea possibly 5 locally towards the open. A risk of light isolated thunderstorms, mainly still today in the south of the Adriatic.
Synopsis
A ridge of high is intensifying from the northwest across the Adriatic whereas the low is shifting more southwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE 14-28, locally up to 32, in the Velebit Channel up to 38 knots and westwards of Istria 8-18 knots but will be turning to NW wind 16-26 knots in the open sea. The sea 3-4, possibly 5 locally towards the open. Visibility 20 km. Mostly clear skies whereas in the South Adriatic there will be variable cloudiness and a risk of scattered rain or isolated rain showers with thunder, particularly in the far south.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Strong and near gale NE wind, in the Velebit Channel of gale force and westwards of Istria moderate to fresh whereas moderate to strong NW wind in the open sea. The sea slight and moderate, possibly rough locally towards the open. Mostly clear skies whereas variably cloudy in the south of the Adriatic and still initially with a risk of isolated rain showers with thunder.
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