Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 19.02.2020 at 06


Warning
AT FIRST STILL LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-40 KNOTS. LATE IN THE DAY AND DURING THE NIGHT GUSTS OF NE and N WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 35-60 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SECOND PART OF THE DAY, MAINLY IN THE SOUTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC.
Synopsis
The trough with frontal disturbance is approaching the Adriatic from the northwest.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE and NW winds 4-14, only in places up to 18, in the Velebit Channel up to 22 knots, easing gradually and turning briefly along the coast of the southern part of the Adriatic around midday to SE and SW winds. Sea 2-3. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with a little rain in places and with a risk of isolated rain showers with thunder late in the day and during the night, mainly in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
NE and N winds strengthening to strong and near gale force. Sea increasing to slight and moderate. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and with a risk of isolated rain showers with thunder, mainly in the South and in a part of the 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