Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 01.09.2020 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF NW, ALONG THE COAST OF NE WINDS AS WELL, 35-50 KNOTS, EASING THROUGH THE DAY, FIRSTLY IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC. SEA LOCALLY IN THE OPEN DURING THE FORENOON UP TO 5. A CHANCE OF LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY DURING THE FORENOON.
Synopsis
The low with frontal system is gradually shifting eastwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW, in the North Adriatic along the coast NE winds as well, 15-25, in places up to 30 knots, easing gradually , firstly in the North Adriatic. Sea 3-4, in the open of the North and Central Adriatic up to 5, calming in the North Adriatic in the afternoon to 2-3. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with scattered rain or isolated rain showers and thunder, but clearing up through the day.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate, in places of the South Adriatic up to strong NW, and in the Velebit Channel moderate to fresh NE winds. Sea smooth or slight, locally in the South Adriatic up to moderate. Visibility 10-20 km. Fair, but in the far north of the Adriatic becoming variably cloudy with a chance of isolated rain showers and thunder during the night.
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