FQDL70 DWHA 250500

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

25.02.2026, 0500 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A low 1013 over the Black Sea is moving southward. A high 1026 

over Austria is forming a ridge to a high 1027 over Lapland. This

high-pressure area is moving eastward and intensifying, extending

from western Russia to the Balkans on Thursday morning. A deep 

low 974 will reach the sea area south of Iceland on Thursday 

morning. A secondary low 1001 is temporarily forming near the 

Faroe Islands.







Forecast Wednesday:

German Bight:

wind: south to southwest about 4.

visibility/weather: fog.

sea: 0,5 meter, northwestern part 1,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: south to southwest about 4.

visibility/weather: fog.

sea: humber 1 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southerly winds 4 to 5, northern part locally 6.

visibility/weather: fog.

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

Skagerrak:

wind: southeast 4 to 5, shifting south to southwest, in some 

areas 6.

visibility/weather: fog and at times rain.

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

Kattegat:

wind: southeast 3, increasing 5, shifting south.

visibility/weather: rain or snow, later fog.

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

Belts and Sound:

wind: southeast 3, increasing 4 to 5, shifting south.

visibility/weather: rain or snow, fog at times.

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

Western Baltic:

wind: southeast 3, increasing about 4, shifting south.

visibility/weather: fog.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: northeast about 3, veering south, later increasing 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: fog patches.

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

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: north to northeast about 4, veering south.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: southwest about 5.

visibility/weather: locally rain and fog.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest about 4, increasing about 5.

visibility/weather: locally rain with poor visibility.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwest to south about 5.

visibility/weather: fog and first rain.

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

Skagerrak:

wind: southwest to south about 5.

visibility/weather: rain and fog.

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

Kattegat:

wind: south about 5, shifting southwest and decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: rain and fog.

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

Belts and Sound:

wind: south about 4, shifting southwest.

visibility/weather: fog.

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

Western Baltic:

wind: south about 4, shifting southwest.

visibility/weather: fog.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: south about 5, shifting southwest and decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: shower and fog.

sea: for a time 2 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: south about 4, for a time increasing about 5, shifting 

southwest later.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 2,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.