Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 16.01.2021 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-50, IN PLACES UP TO 65 KNOTS, GRADUALLY EASING IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY AND ELSEWHERE TOMORROW. SEA POSSIBLY UP TO 5 IN THE OPEN OF THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL ADRIATIC.
Synopsis
The ridge of high pressure is intensifying over the Adriatic from the northwest and the low is shifting from the Ionian Sea further eastwards.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE winds 14-28, in places up to 34, gradually easing in the North Adriatic in the afternoon and toward the end of the day to 6-16 knots. Sea 3-4, in the open of the South and Central Adriatic possibly up to 5. Visibility 20 km. Mostly clear, while in the open of the South and Central Adriatic during the day still variably cloudy with a little chance of light scattered rain. Gradual cloud increase in the North Adriatic from the middle of the night.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Mostly clear, while in the open sea of the South and Central Adriatic at first still variably cloudy with a little chance of light scattered rain. Gradual cloud increase in the North Adriatic from the middle of the night. Moderate to near gale force NE winds, gradually easing in the Central Adriatic toward the middle of the night and in the South Adriatic tomorrow before the morning. In the North Adriatic light to moderate NE winds turning to SW. Sea slight and moderate, in the open of the South and in the first part of the night in the open of the Central Adriatic as well, up to rough, calming to smooth and slight in the North Adriatic late in the night and in the Central Adriatic tomorrow.
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