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ADRIATIC SEA WEATHER HAZARD AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SEA TRANSPORT

The Adriatic Sea is the northernmost gulf of the Mediterranean, which penetrates deeply towards the Middle Europe. It extends for 783 km between the Dinaric-Balcanic mountains on the north-east and the Apennine peninsula on the south-west, having the mean width of 248 km. Its area during the mean sea level is 138595 km2. The maximum depth is 1330 m. Although the Adriatic Sea is just a small closed gulf of the Mediterranean Sea it has often had extreme and dangerous maritime meteorological phenomena. Main Adriatic weather hazard are storm winds (wind speed ≥ 17.2 m/sec) and hurricanes (≥ 32.7 m/sec), high waves (≥ 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 m) and limited visibility – fog (visibility <1000m). The above mentioned phenomena will be observed separately or in linked interactive groups which increase the danger and which should be announced in time as a part of the system of preventive meteorological warnings aiming to protect human lives, nature and goods in the entire region of the Adriatic sea. Maritime meteorology participates materially in safety, regularity and efficiency of maritime transport by studying meteorological elements and phenomena from a viewpoint of influence on maritime technique and conditions of navigation. Negligence weather conditions leads to failure of maritime tasks, and sometimes even accidents.

Adriatic sea, hurricane, high waves, fog, maritime meteorology, safety

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