FQDL70 DWHA 270500

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

27.01.2026, 0500 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1036 central Russia moves to southeast. A high 1018 

southern Norway to central Sweden hardly changes. A low 1001 

eastern Germany moves to Poland, weakening. A deep low 967 Celtic

Sea moves northwards afterwards. Its frontal system travels 

across the North Sea and overnight to Wednesday becomes 

stationary at eastern part. 



Forecast Tuesday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast about 4, increasing 6 to 7.

visibility/weather: moderate visibility, southwestern part later 

rain with partly very poor visibility, at the coast sleet.

sea: northwestern part increasing 4 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southeast about 5, for a time increasing about 7, thames 

later shifting south to southwest and decreasing about 3.

visibility/weather: rain with central, later partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: humber for a time 5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: easterly winds about 6, increasing about 7.

visibility/weather: locally sleet or snow with moderate 

visibility.

sea: western part increasing 5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: east to northeast 5 to 6, western part locally 7.

visibility/weather: northern part locally snow with partly poor 

visibility.

sea: western part 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: northeast about 5, shifting east.

visibility/weather: at times snow with partly poor visibility.

sea: 1,5 meter, light icing.

Belts and Sound:

wind: northeast about 5, shifting east.

visibility/weather: sleet or snow with partly poor visibility.

sea: eastern part first 2 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: easterly winds about 5.

visibility/weather: sleet or snow with partly poor visibility.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: northeast about 5, northern part first locally 7.

visibility/weather: sleet or snow with partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: northern part first 3 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: northeast to east about 5.

visibility/weather: sleet or snow with partly very poor 

visibility.

sea: northern part 2,5 meter, light icing and at the coast sea 

ice.



Forecast Wednesday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast 6 to 7, decreasing about 5.

visibility/weather: southwestern part rain or sleet with very 

poor visibility.

sea: northwestern part first 4 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: humber southeast 4 to 5, for a time light and variable 

winds, thames southerly winds about 3.

visibility/weather: locally rain with poor visibility, coastal 

fog patches.

sea: humber first 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: east to southeast about 7, decreasing about 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow or rain with poor visibility.

sea: western part first 5 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: east to northeast 5 to 6, western part locally 7.

visibility/weather: northern part locally snow with poor 

visibility.

sea: western part 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: east about 5.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 1,5 meter, light icing.

Belts and Sound:

wind: east to northeast about 5.

visibility/weather: locally snow with poor visibility.

sea: eastern part later 2,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: easterly winds about 5.

visibility/weather: snow with moderate visibility.

sea: northeastern part later 2,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: northeast 4 to 5, increasing 6.

visibility/weather: snow with moderate visibility.

sea: 2,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: northeast 5 to 6, southern part first 4.

visibility/weather: snow with poor visibility.

sea: 2,5 meter, light icing and at the coast sea ice.