Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 08.02.2021 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF SW and NW WINDS 35-40, IN THE SOUTH ADRIATIC THIS MORNING STILL OF SE and S 35-60, WHILE ALL ALONG THE ADRIATIC IN THE SECOND PART OF THE NIGHT AGAIN GUSTS OF SE and S WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 35-50 KNOTS. SEA LOCALLY 5, IN THE OPEN OF THE SOUTH ADRIATIC IN THE MORNING STILL UP TO 6. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
Synopsis
The low is shifting across the North Adriatic northeastwards, while a new one is expected to generate in the Gulf of Genoa in the evening.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SW winds 12-24, only in places up to 28 knots, briefly turning in the afternoon to NW, while in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic this morning still SE and S winds 18-36 knots. Sea 3-4, locally 5, and in the open of the South Adriatic in the morning up to 6. Visibility 10-20 km. Overcast with rain and isolated rain showers with thunder, followed by partial clearing around midday, firstly in the North Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
SE and S winds rapidly strengthening to strong, towards morning up to near gale force and sea moderate and rough. New cloud increase with rain firstly in the North Adriatic.
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