Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 16.04.2024 at 12


Warning
Occasional gusts of SE and SW winds, at night in southern part of the Central, tomorrow morning also of the South Adriatic of NW wind 35-50 knots. Late in the afternoon in the North, in the evening also in a part of the Central Adriatic occasional gusts of NE wind 35-60, at the foot of Velebit up to 80 knots. The sea 5 in places. Isolated thunderstorms.
Synopsis
A low with a frontal system will be shifting across the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
SE and SW winds 12-24 knots, in the Central and South Adriatic will increase to 16-32, locally in the South Adriatic up to 36 knots but late in the afternoon in the North, at night also in a part of the Central Adriatic will turn to NE wind 16-34, at the foot of Velebit up to 40 knots. The sea 3-4, intensifying to 4-5. Visibility 10-20 km. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and rain showers with thunder and abundant precipitation is also expected in places.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
In the North and in a part of the Central Adriatic strong and near gale, at the foot of Velebit also gale NE wind but in the morning will decrease to moderate and fresh, at the foot of Velebit to strong and near gale. In the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic strong, locally also near gale S and SW winds, towards the morning in a part of the Central, in the morning alsoin the South Adriatic will turn to N and NW winds. The sea moderate and rough, during the forenoon westwards and northwards of Istria will calm to slight. Variably cloudy with scattered rain and rain showers with thunder but locally in the South and in a part of the Central Adriatic with abundant precipitation. From the middle of the night in the North, tomorrow morning also in a part of the Central Adriatic a partial 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