FQDL70 DWHA 221400

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

22.10.2026, 1400 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1041 over Russia moves towards Kazakhstan. A ridge 

southern Norway shifts to Lapland while weakening. A low 989 

Viking moves northwards towards the Norwegian Sea while 

weakening. A trough swings slowly from Hungary to the Northern 

Baltic Sea. A ridge 1025 of the Azores High extending to the Alps

is increasingly developing into an independent high which will 

move to the western Ukraine while slightly weakening. From 

Thursday evening, a storm 974 will move from the Celtic Sea 

across the English Channel towards Benelux.





Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: southwestern part first southwest 6 to 7, otherwise 

southwesterly winds about 5, decreasing 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: shower with poor visibility, locally 

thunderstorms.

sea: first 3 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: west about 6, for a time decreasing about 4, shifting south

to southeast

visibility/weather: shower or thunderstorms with poor visibility.



sea: first 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwesterly winds about 6, decreasing 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: shower with poor visibility.

sea: first 4 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: shower with poor visibility, locally 

thunderstorms.

sea: western part 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: shower with poor visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

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

visibility/weather: shower with poor visibility.

sea: 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds about 5.

visibility/weather: shower with poor visibility.

sea: at times 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: first rain, later at times shower with poor 

visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southeast to south about 4, locally 6, shifting fast west.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility.

sea: northern part first 2,5 meter.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: southwesterly winds 3 to 4, shifting fast southeast and 

increasing about 6, southwestern part later variable directions 3

to 6.

visibility/weather: shower or rain with poor visibility.

sea: western part for a time 3 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southeast to south about 6, increasing about 7, later 

variable directions 6 to 9, thames gusts 11.

visibility/weather: rain or shower with poor visibility, locally 

thunderstorms.

sea: 3 to 5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: west to southwest about 3, backing fast at southeast to 

east, increasing about 6.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: at times 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southwesterly winds about 3, slowly shifting southeast to 

east and increasing about 5.

visibility/weather: first shower or thunderstorms, later rain 

with poor visibility.

sea: western part at times 2 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: southwesterly winds about 4, shifting slowly southeast and 

increasing 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: at times rain or shower with poor visibility,

locally thunderstorms.

sea: later 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwest about 4, shifting southeast and increasing 5 to 

6.

visibility/weather: at times rain or shower with poor visibility,

locally thunderstorms.

sea: increasing 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southwest 4 to 5, shifting south to southeast and 

increasing 6.

visibility/weather: at times rain or shower with poor visibility,

locally thunderstorms.

sea: increasing 1,5 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwest about 4, shifting southeast, increasing 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: first locally shower, later rain with poor 

visibility.

sea: later 2 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: west about 4, shifting south to southeast, increasing 

slowly 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain or shower with poor visibility.



sea: later increasing 1,5 meter.