Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 29.10.2020 at 12


Warning
TOWARD THE OPEN SEA OF THE SOUTH AND OF A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC LOCAL GUSTS OF NW, ALONG THE COAST DURING THE NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING OF NE WINDS, 35-40 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES IN THE FAR NORTH OF THE ADRIATIC DURING THE NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING. A LITTLE CHANCE OF LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR SOUTH OF THE ADRIATIC.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure is strengthening over the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NW winds 6-16, toward the open sea of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic up to 24, turning along the coast during the night to NE 6-16, in places of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic up to 20 knots. Sea 2-3, toward the open of the South and of a part of the Central Adriatic 3-4. Visibility 10-20, in the far north of the Adriatic during the night possibly less than 1 km due to fog. Partly clear, but in the far south of the Adriatic still variably cloudy with a chance of isolated rain showers and thunder.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate NE winds, in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic up to fresh, and toward the open sea moderate, in the southern part up to strong NW, slowly easing toward midday. Sea smooth or slight, in the open of the South Adriatic up to moderate. A chance of fog patches in the far north of the Adriatic during the night and in the morning. Fine or fair.
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