SEVERE ADRIATIC BURA EVENT FROM 14 TO 15 NOVEMBER 2004

We investigated the dynamics and structure of a severe bura event. Apart from the routine meteorological data, in this study, the wind data from three ultrasonic anemometers were used for the first time. The episode was modeled by the mesoscale model MM5. In the analyses of the model results, particular emphasis is given to establishment of the spatial structure of the potential vorticity (PV), and, its comparison with PV fields from previous bura studies. Due to well-known bura gustiness, also examined is the ability of the mesoscale model to predict the bura wind gusts