Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 02.02.2021 at 06


Warning
BRIEF GUSTS OF SE and E, IN PLACES OF NE WINDS, 35-40 KNOTS, STILL POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL ADRIATIC AT FIRST. A CHANCE OF FOG PATCHES IN THE NORTH ADRIATIC DURING THE NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING. A RISK OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTH AND IN A PART OF THE CENTRAL ADRIATIC.
Synopsis
A shallow low over the Adriatic is gradually filling up.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
In the North Adriatic NE and NW winds 6-16, more to the south of the Adriatic SE and E winds 8-18, only in places briefly up to 22, turning to NE and NW winds 8-18 knots, easing around midday and in the afternoon. Sea 2-3, locally in the southern part of the Adriatic up to 4, calming in the afternoon. Visibility 10-20, but in the North Adriatic during the night and in the morning possibly less than 1 km due to fog, mainly along the Italian coast. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and with a chance of isolated rain showers with thunder, particularly in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
In the North, then in the rest of the Adriatic, light SE and SW winds, slowly strengthening to moderate. Sea smooth or slight. A chance of fog patches in the North Adriatic. In places variably cloudy with a chance of scattered rain.
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