FQDL70 DWHA 042000

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

04.03.2026, 2000 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A low 1000 Karelia moves towards southwestern Russia. A high 1028

northeastern Germany moves towards Poland. A ridge swings from 

Norway to northwestern Russia. On Thursday, a low 998 forms along

a wavy front near the Faroe Islands. It moves northeastward as it

deepens. Another low 1011 forms over the western entrance to the 

English Channel and moves toward Brittany. Subsequently, the 

ridge of the Azores high 1036 swings toward the British Isles.



Forecast Wednesday:

German Bight:

wind: light and variable winds, later southeast 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: 1,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southeast 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times fog patches.

sea: humber 1 meter.

Fischer:

wind: first west 3 to 4, shifting south.

visibility/weather: later coastal fog patches.

sea: first 2,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: west to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: west to northwest 3 to 4, shifting west.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: first 1 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: northwest about 3, light and variable winds later.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: first west about 3, otherwise light and variable winds.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: west to northwest 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: eastern part first 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west to northwest about 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: southeast 3 to 4, shifting slowly south.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southeast 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: humber first 1 meter.

Fischer:

wind: south to southeast 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: first 2 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southwest about 4, shifting south and decreasing about 3.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: first 1 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: southwest about 3, shifting slowly south.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: first 0,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: first light and variable winds, otherwise south to 

southeast about 3.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: first light and variable winds, otherwise south to 

southeast about 3.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: below 0,5 meter, at the coast locally sea ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: first west to northwest about 3, otherwise light and 

variable winds.

visibility/weather: first fog patches.

sea: first 0,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west to northwest 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times coastal fog patches.

sea: first 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.