Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 26.03.2020 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-60, IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL UP TO 80, IN THE SOUTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC OF NE and E, IN THE OPEN SEA OF SE WINDS, UP TO 50 KNOTS. SEA LOCALLY UP TO 5. A CHANCE OF LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE OPEN SEA.
Synopsis
The ridge of high pressure over the Adriatic is slowly weakening, while the low lies over the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE winds 16-32, in the Velebit Channel up to 42, and in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic NE and E winds 12-24, in places up to 28, turning toward the open sea to SE and strengthening up to 32 knots. Sea 3-4, toward the open and in the Velebit Channel 4-5. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with rain in places, along the coast of the North Adriatic with a little snow as well, while isolated rain showers and thunder are possible mainly toward the open sea.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Moderate to strong, in places up to near gale force NE, and in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic NE and E, in the open sea SE winds, easing slowly in the second part of the night. Sea slight and moderate, toward the open up to rough. Variably cloudy with rain in places, while isolated rain showers and thunder are possible mainly toward the open sea.
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