Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 29.01.2020 at 12


Warning
TOMORROW MORNING IN THE SOUTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC A RISK OF GUSTS OF NW, ALONG THE COAST OF NE WINDS, 35-40 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE SOUTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC.
Synopsis
The trough with frontal disturbance is shifting across the Adriatic further southeastwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW, in places at first SW winds, 6-16, strengthening around middle of the night to 10-20 knots. Sea 2-3. Visibility 10-20, in places around 4 km due to mist. Variably cloudy with scattered rain, isolated rain showers and thunder. Clearing is expected in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic late in the day.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to fresh NW winds, strengthening in the morning in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic to moderate and fresh and turning along the coast to NE. In the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic winds will ease and turn to light to moderate SE. Sea smooth or slight, increasing in the South Adriatic in the morning to moderate. Mostly clear. In the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic variably cloudy with scattered rain, isolated rain showers and thunder, but clearing is expected in the morning.
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