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Lebić - The Evil Witch
This is a south-western wind, which blows on the Croatian coast after sirocco. It is very dangerous for boaters, as it can surprise them and reach speeds of a storm.
Throughout the Adriatic, locals have different names for it: lebićada, lebićoda (Hvar), lebicoada (Vrgada), libićada, garbin, garbinada, garbinoda (Vis), uštrijada (Selca), japrk, afrik, donjak...
Leveche also marks the south-western point of the cardinal directions. It forms when an area of low atmospheric pressure caused by sirocco moves from the east to the north-east. Sailing is not recommended during leveche because the waves moving from the south-west cross waves caused by sirocco from the south-east, which can be dangerous, especially when close to shore, because the sea is especially chaotic when waves cross each other. During leveche you should avoid ports and bays open to the south-west and west.
Lebić - The Evil Witch
El viento sudoeste que sopla en la costa croata después del jugo (gregal). Es muy peligroso para los navegantes porque puede aparecer de repente y es capaz de adquirir la fuerza de tormenta.
Oštro - The Poor Messenger
It blows from the south, although rarely on the Adriatic, but it can present a great problem to Boaters, especially on the open sea.
Pulenat - The Dangerous Mind
This western wind does not appear often, but when it does, the news mention it because it comes in force and brings lots of rain.
Tramontana - Mr Feelgood
According to Ian Gibson, Salvador Dali’s biographer, the famous artist moved from Figueres to Barcelona because he could not stand the tramontane any longer.
Jugo - The Moody King
If it could be said that the Bura is a furious wind and that it can also blow to such a strength that it is dangerous for boaters (which is, luckily, mainly during the winter), the Adriatic's second main wind could not be given the same epithet, however during sailing it can cause some kinds of problems, it undeniably fits.
Levant - A gentle summer wind
The levant is an easterly wind, and small variations in its direction are caused by long channels between islands, which mostly stretch in the east - west direction.
Maestral - The Good Fairy
They still call the Maestral “the good wind”, the friend of seafarers, mainly sailors.
Lebić - The Evil Witch
El viento sudoeste que sopla en la costa croata después del jugo (gregal). Es muy peligroso para los navegantes porque puede aparecer de repente y es capaz de adquirir la fuerza de tormenta.
Oštro - The Poor Messenger
It blows from the south, although rarely on the Adriatic, but it can present a great problem to Boaters, especially on the open sea.
Pulenat - The Dangerous Mind
This western wind does not appear often, but when it does, the news mention it because it comes in force and brings lots of rain.
Tramontana - Mr Feelgood
According to Ian Gibson, Salvador Dali’s biographer, the famous artist moved from Figueres to Barcelona because he could not stand the tramontane any longer.
Jugo - The Moody King
If it could be said that the Bura is a furious wind and that it can also blow to such a strength that it is dangerous for boaters (which is, luckily, mainly during the winter), the Adriatic's second main wind could not be given the same epithet, however during sailing it can cause some kinds of problems, it undeniably fits.
Levant - A gentle summer wind
The levant is an easterly wind, and small variations in its direction are caused by long channels between islands, which mostly stretch in the east - west direction.
Maestral - The Good Fairy
They still call the Maestral “the good wind”, the friend of seafarers, mainly sailors.