Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 16.11.2020 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF SE WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 35-40, IN THE NORTH, THEN IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC DURING THE NIGHT, OF NE WINDS 35-60, IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL UP TO 70 KNOTS. STILL A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES IN THE MORNING. LIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, IN THE SECOND PART OF THE DAY EVEN HEAVIER.
Synopsis
The field of high pressure over the Adriatic is weakening, while the trough with cold front is approaching from the northwest.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE winds gradually strengthening to 12-24 and turning in the North Adriatic in the afternoon to NE and strengthening to 16-32, in the Velebit Channel up to 36 knots. Sea 2-3, gradually increasing to 3-4. Visibility 5-15, in places in the morning even less than 1 km due to fog. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and with a chance of isolated rain showers with thunder, while in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic heavier cloud increase with rain, showers and thunder expected in the second part of the day.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Strong and near gale force, in the Velebit Channel up to gale force NE winds, spreading to a part of the Central Adriatic. In the rest of the Adriatic still moderate to strong SE winds. Sea moderate. 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