FQDL70 DWHA 260800

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

26.02.2026, 0800 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1032 over western Russia to the Balkan States is moving 

eastwards with its northern part. A bridge of high pressure is 

extending across the Alps to the Azores high 1032. A deep low 971

southwest of Iceland is moving northeastwards across Iceland, 

weakening. A secondary low 994 northeast of the Shetlands is 

moving northwards. In the evening, a secondary low 999 will 

develop over the Gulf of Bothnia, which will move to central 

Finland while weakening. On Friday morning, another secondary low

1006 will form southwest of Cornwall, which will move to the 

western part of the English Channel by Friday evening. 



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: southwest 4 to 5, later locally 6.

visibility/weather: fog.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwest to south about 4, increasing 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwest to south about 5.

visibility/weather: fog.

sea: increasing 2 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: southwest to south about 5.

visibility/weather: fog.

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

Kattegat:

wind: south to southwest about 5, decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: 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 3 to 4, eastern part first locally 5, shifting 

southwest.

visibility/weather: at times drizzle with poor visibility, fog at

times.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: south about 5, shifting southwest about 4.

visibility/weather: at times drizzle with poor visibility, fog at

times.

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

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: south 4 to 5, for a time 6, western part shifting southwest

later.

visibility/weather: later drizzle with poor visibility.

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



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: southwest to south 5 to 6, decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 2,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: south to southwest 5 to 6, later about 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: southwesterly winds about 5, later about 4.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility.

sea: 2 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: south to southwest about 5, later decreasing 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: rain with poor visibility.

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

Kattegat:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility, fog at times.

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

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwest to south about 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility, fog at times.

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

Western Baltic:

wind: southwest to south 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility, fog at times.

sea: eastern part for a time 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwest to south about 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility, fog at times.

sea: 1 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain or drizzle with poor 

visibility, fog at times.

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