Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 08.10.2021 at 06


Warning
Local gusts of NE wind 35-60, at the foot of Velebit reaching up to 80 knots whereas in the South, still initially also in a small part of the Central Adriatic of SE and E winds 35-50 knots. The sea locally 5 and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the open sea.
Synopsis
The low spreading across the Adriatic is shifting to the south whereas a ridge of high is intensifying from the northeast.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
In the North and Central Adriatic NE wind 12-30, in the Velebit Channel up to 42 knots. In the South, still initially also in a small part of the Central Adriatic SE and E winds 14-28 knots. The sea 3-4, only in some places 5, mainly in the North and still initially in the open of the South Adriatic. Visibility 10-20 km. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain, rain showers and thunder, particularly in the open sea and in the south of the Adriatic. Gradual partial clearing up along the coast.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Along the coast partial clearing up whereas in the open sea variably cloudy with scattered rain, rain showers and thunder. Moderate to strong NE wind, of near gale force in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic but of gale force In the Velebit Channel. Still initially strong SE wind locally in the far south of the Adriatic. The sea slight and moderate but rough only in some places in the North and in the open of the South 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