The most frequently occurring winds in the Adriatic are well known to mariners. They include the Bura (cyclonic and anti—cyclonic), the Jugo south wind (cyclonic and anti—cyclonic), the Lebic, the maestml, the Levan, Pulentada, Ttramantana and Burin.
These winds all have characteristics which you will find in better pilot guides. Today no responsible mariner would set sail without listening to the weather forecast. The Hydrological and Meteorological Service broadcasts shipping forecasts via coastguard stations, with 24—hour information about the weather, the situation in the Adriatic and the strait of Otrant by region (northern, central and southern Adriatic)....