Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 05.01.2021 at 12


Warning
GUSTS OF SE and S WINDS 35-45 KNOTS, EASING IN THE NORTH, IN THE SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC AS WELL. SEA LOCALLY UP TO 5 IN THE OPEN OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH ADRIATIC TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY AND DURING THE NIGHT.
Synopsis
The Genoa low with frontal disturbance is approaching the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE and S winds strengthening to 14-26, in places of the Central and South Adriatic up to 30, easing in the North Adriatic in the evening and turning to SW winds 10-20 knots. Sea increasing to 3-4, locally in the Central and South Adriatic to 4-5, mainly toward the open. Visibility mainly 10-20, in places of the North Adriatic reduced to 5 km. Variably cloudy with scattered rain, isolated rain showers with thunder, in places even heavier in the evening.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
In the North Adriatic moderate to fresh SW, in the Central during the night and in the South Adriatic during the forenoon, SE winds will ease and turn to moderate to fresh SW and S. Sea slight and moderate, in the Central and South Adriatic up to rough, mainly toward the open. Variably cloudy with scattered rain, isolated rain showers with thunder, in places even heavier in the evening.
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