FQDL70 DWHA 231100

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

23.02.2026, 1100 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1031 over northern Spain moves to Austria while weakening.

By Tuesday evening, a ridge will extend to Sweden. A low 996 

White Sea moves hardly, weakening. An extensive low 990 north of 

Scotland moves to the Norwegian Sea and fills up. An associated 

trough extending across the southeastern Baltic Sea towards 

Ukraine weakens over southern Sweden. During Tuesday night, an 

independent low 1004 will form over the Baltic States, which 

moves southeastwards while weakening.



Forecast Monday:

German Bight:

wind: southwest to west about 5.

visibility/weather: at times shower with poor visibility.

sea: western part first 2,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest 5 to 6, later about 4.

visibility/weather: later rain with moderate visibility.

sea: first 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwest to west 4 to 5, later abating.

visibility/weather: locally shower with poor visibility, later 

coastal fog patches.

sea: southwestern part 2 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Skagerrak:

wind: light and variable winds, southern part at times southwest 

to west 4.

visibility/weather: at times snow or rain with very poor 

visibility, fog at times.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Kattegat:

wind: southwest to west about 3, shifting northwest later.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with very poor 

visibility, fog at times.

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

Belts and Sound:

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

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with very poor 

visibility, fog at times.

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

Western Baltic:

wind: southwest about 4, shifting west.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: westerly winds about 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with very poor 

visibility.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southeast 4 to 5, shifting west to northwest about 3.

visibility/weather: at times rain or snow with very poor 

visibility, fog at times.

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



Forecast Tuesday:

German Bight:

wind: west about 3, shifting south and increasing about 4.

visibility/weather: locally drizzle with very poor visibility, 

fog at times.

sea: first 2 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest about 4, shifting south.

visibility/weather: locally rain with poor visibility.

sea: humber first 1,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: light and variable winds, shifting south to southeast about

4, northern part locally 6.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with very poor 

visibility, fog at times.

sea: northern part increasing 2 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Skagerrak:

wind: light and variable winds, shifting to easterly directions 

about 4.

visibility/weather: later snow or rain with very poor visibility,

locally fog.

sea: western part increasing 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Kattegat:

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

visibility/weather: locally fog.

sea: northern part increasing 0,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Belts and Sound:

wind: west about 3, for a time light and variable winds, shifting

southeast later.

visibility/weather: in some areas fog.

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

Western Baltic:

wind: first west 4, otherwise light and variable winds.

visibility/weather: in some areas fog.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: northwest to west about 3, southern part light and variable

winds later and northern part shifting north to northeast.

visibility/weather: locally rain or drizzle with very poor 

visibility, later locally fog.

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

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: northwesterly winds 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times snow or rain with very poor 

visibility.

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