FQDL70 DWHA 192000

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

19.08.2026, 2000 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A low 992 Lake Ladoga moves to the Kola Peninsula while 

weakening. The shallow ridge of a high 1016 Romania shifts from 

southern Finland to northwestern Russia. A low 997 Skagerrak 

moves across southern Sweden to the Gulf of Finland where it will

fill up by Friday morning. Another low 1000 Irish Sea moves to 

the southwestern North Sea and will fill up by Thursday evening. 

A secondary low 1000 northern North Sea moves to southern Sweden 

while filling up as well.





Forecast Wednesday:

German Bight:

wind: westerly 3 to 4, first locally 5.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: west about 4, at times shifting south.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Fischer:

wind: variable directions 3 to 5, later west to northwest 3 to 4.



visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: southern part first 1,5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: northeasterly winds about 3, backing slowly at west.

visibility/weather: southern part locally thunderstorms with poor

visibility.

sea: western part later 1 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: variable directions 3 to 5, later west to northwest about 

4.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: southern part later 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwest 4 to 5, shifting west to northwest.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southwest 4 to 5, shifting west later.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: northeastern part first south, otherwise southwest to west 

4 to 5, southern part locally 6.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: increasing 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 3 to 4, at times 5.

visibility/weather: locally thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: later 1,5 meter.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: west to southwest about 3, southern part for a time 5, 

northwestern part shifting northwest.

visibility/weather: thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwesterly winds about 4, thames locally 6, shifting 

northwest to north.

visibility/weather: thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: west to northwest about 3, southern part for a time light 

and variable winds, later about 4.

visibility/weather: southern part locally thunderstorms with poor

visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: northern part first light and variable winds, otherwise 

west about 4, shifting southwest.

visibility/weather: southern part locally thunderstorms with poor

visibility.

sea: later 1,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: westerly winds about 4, for a time shifting south.

visibility/weather: at times thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: southern part first 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: westerly winds about 4, for a time shifting south.

visibility/weather: at times thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: first 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: west to southwest 3 to 4, at times 5.

visibility/weather: at times thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: west to southwest 3 to 4, at times 5, for a time shifting 

south.

visibility/weather: at times thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west to southwest about 5, decreasing 3 to 4, shifting 

south later.

visibility/weather: at times thunderstorms with poor visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter.