Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 14.03.2020 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-40, IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC UP TO 50, AND IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL UP TO 60 KNOTS.
Synopsis
The shallow trough with frontal disturbance is shifting slowly across the Adriatic, while the ridge of high pressure is intensifying from the northwest.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE winds 8-18, in the North Adriatic up to 28, and in the Velebit Channel up to 36, easing around midday to 4-12, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic to 20, and in the Velebit Channel to 26 knots, but strengthening again late in the day. Sea 2-3, locally 4, mainly in the north of the Adriatic. Visibility 10-20 km. Mainly cloudy with a risk of light scattered rain, mainly in the North, late in the day in the South Adriatic as well.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Mainly cloudy with scattered rain, mainly in the south of the Adriatic, and clearing in the North Adriatic from the middle of the night. NE winds strengthening to moderate to fresh, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic to strong, in the Velebit Channel up to near gale force. Sea smooth or slight, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic up to moderate.
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