FQDL70 DWHA 031700

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

03.04.2026, 1700 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A ridge of the Azores High 1026, extending as far as Poland, is 

shifting southward into the Balkans. A new high 1027 is forming 

over northern Spain and moving toward the Alpine region. A low 

982 over the Faroe Islands is moving slightly northward as it 

deepens. During the night leading into Saturday, a secondary low 

995 forms over the Skagerrak and then moves on toward western 

Russia. On Saturday, a low 998 west of Ireland deepens as it 

moves toward the Shetland Islands.







Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: south 6, locally 7, shifting west to northwest.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with partly poor visibility.

sea: 3 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: south to southwest 5 to 6, locally 7, shifting west.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with partly poor visibility.

sea: humber 3 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southerly winds about 6, shifting west.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: variable directions 4 to 6, locally 7.

visibility/weather: later rain or shower with partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: increasing 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: west 4, shifting south and increasing 6, locally 7.

visibility/weather: later rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: west to southwest 4, shifting south and increasing 6.

visibility/weather: later rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southwest 4, shifting south and increasing 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: later rain or shower with partly poor 

visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: westerly winds 4 to 5, shifting south.

visibility/weather: later rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west to southwest 4 to 5, locally 6.

visibility/weather: locally shower with poor visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.



Forecast Saturday:

German Bight:

wind: westerly winds 6, locally 7, for a time decreasing 4, 

shifting south later.

visibility/weather: locally shower with poor visibility.

sea: 2,5 meter, western part later 3 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: west about 5, shifting southwest to south, later increasing

7.

visibility/weather: locally shower with partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: humber increasing 4 meter.

Fischer:

wind: westerly winds about 6, for a time decreasing 4, shifting 

slowly south, later increasing 7.

visibility/weather: locally shower with poor visibility.

sea: at times 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: westerly winds 5 to 6, at times 7, shifting south later.

visibility/weather: first rain or shower with partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: at times 3 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: south 6, locally 7, for a time shifting west, later 

decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: first rain or shower with partly poor 

visibility.

sea: for a time 3 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: south to southwest 6, for a time shifting west, later 

decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: first rain or shower with partly poor 

visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 5 to 6, for a time shifting west, later 

decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: first rain or shower with partly poor 

visibility.

sea: eastern part for a time 2 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds 4 to 5, for a time increasing 6.

visibility/weather: first rain or shower with poor visibility.

sea: eastern part for a time 3 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southwest to south 4 to 5, for a time increasing 6 to 7, 

shifting west.

visibility/weather: first rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: for a time 4 meter.