Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 06.03.2020 at 06


Warning
GUSTS OF SE, THEN OF SW WINDS, 35-55 KNOTS, EASING IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC DURING THE FORENOON, IN THE CENTRAL TILL THE END OF THE DAY AND IN THE SOUTH ADRIATIC IN THE SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT. SEA LOCALLY UP TO 5. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
Synopsis
The low over the Ligurian Sea will be shifting across the Adriatic eastwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE winds 16-32, in places up to 36, turning in the North Adriatic in the morning and in the Central toward the end of the day, to SW and NW and easing gradually to 8-18 knots. In the South Adriatic SW winds remain up to 32 knots. Sea 4-5, calming in the North and Central Adriatic in the afternoon. Visibility 10-20 km. Mainly cloudy with scattered rain, isolated rain showers and thunder.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to fresh SW and NW, only in the South Adriatic in the first part of the night still strong and near gale force SW winds. Sea slight and moderate, in the South Adriatic up to rough, calming gradually. Mainly cloudy with scattered rain, isolated rain showers and 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