Blue Dolphin

Chapter 11 of 16

Weather: the official DHMZ marine forecast

DHMZ Adriatic forecast tab
The “Available in:” row switches between the official translations.
METEOALARM warning cards
METEOALARM warning cards.

Menu → Weather. Four tabs, all fed by DHMZ (Državni hidrometeorološki zavod, the Croatian met service). They are fetched together and cached, so the last report is always readable offline:

  • Adriatic: the boaters’ forecast. Storm warning, synopsis, first and next 12 hours. DHMZ publishes this in Croatian, English, German and Italian. The app shows your language when DHMZ has it, and the “Available in:” row lets you switch between the official translations.
  • Seafarers: the NAVTEX-style bulletin for the three Adriatic regions, with the station observation table.
  • Outlook: three days ahead, coast and inland, with temperatures.
  • Warnings: official METEOALARM warnings for today, tomorrow and the day after, as severity-coloured cards (wind, thunderstorms…), in Croatian and English.

The data refreshes when you open the app and again when DHMZ issues its morning and afternoon reports. “Get new data” forces it. One thing to remember: the timestamp at the top tells you how fresh the report is.

For spot weather at a point on the chart: long-press the point and tap “Weather” in the ring menu. It opens Windy at those exact coordinates. This one needs internet and leaves the app.