Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 08.11.2021 at 06


Warning
Still in the morning a risk of fog. In the North, from the middle of the day also in a part of the Central Adriatic local gusts of NE wind increasing fast to 35-55, in the Velebit Channel reaching up to 75 knots whereas during the night in the South Adriatic gusts of SE wind 35-40 knots. From the middle of the night the sea 5 locally in the open of the North Adriatic. Isolated thunderstorms.
Synopsis
A ridge of high is intensifying from the northwest whereas the low across western Mediterranean will be slowly filled up.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
In the North Adriatic NE wind increasing fast to 14-28, at the foot of Velebit up to 38 knots and in the afternoon will be spreading also to a part of the Central Adriatic whereas more southwards SE wind gradually increasing to 10-20 knots. The sea 1, intensifying to 2-3, in the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic 3-4. Visibility 10-20 km but still in the morning possibly reduced to less than 1 km due to fog. Cloudy with scattered rain and isolated rain showers with thunder.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
In the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic strong to gale force NE wind whereas in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic fresh, only in some places strong SE wind. The sea slight and moderate. Cloudy with scattered rain and isolated rain showers with thunder but westwards of Istria clearing up is expected.
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