Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 03.02.2020 at 06


Warning
A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES IN THE NORTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC. LOCAL GUSTS OF SE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE NORTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC TOMORROW, REACHING 35-40 KNOTS.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure over the Adriatic is weakening and the frontal system is shifting north of the Adriatic eastwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE, in the North Adriatic and in the open sea SW winds, 4-10, only in places up to 15, easing in the South and Central Adriatic around midday to 4-8 knots. Sea 1-2, locally up to 3. Visibility 10-20, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic this morning possibly less than 1 km due to fog. Variably cloudy with a risk of light scattered rain along the coast, mainly in the wider area of Rijeka.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Variably cloudy with scattered rain in the wider area of Rijeka. Light, only in places up to moderate SE, toward the open sea SW winds as well, strengthening to light to moderate, in places of the North and of a part of the Central Adriatic up to strong. Sea smooth, increasing to slight, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic possibly up to moderate tomorrow.
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