FQDL70 DWHA 302000

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

30.01.2026, 2000 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A high 1030 over Lapland moves to central Finland and Karelia 

while intensifying. A ridge extending to southern Norway 

intensifies. Another ridge extending to Belarus expands to the 

Black Sea. A deep low 977 west of Ireland moves northwestwards 

while weakening. A secondary low 976 west of Wales moves to the 

Irish Sea while weakening, and will fill up there during the 

night to Sunday. 



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: east to southeast 5 to 6, northern part 7.

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

sea: northwestern part increasing 4 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southeast 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: humber increasing 3 meter.

Fischer:

wind: east to southeast about 7.

visibility/weather: snow or rain with poor visibility.

sea: northwestern part increasing 6 meter.

Skagerrak:

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

visibility/weather: at times snow with moderate visibility, light

icing.

sea: western part increasing 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: east to southeast about 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with moderate visibility, light 

icing.

sea: increasing 2,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: east to southeast 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with poor visibility, light 

icing.

sea: increasing 2,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: east to southeast 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with poor visibility.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: east 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with poor visibility, light 

icing.

sea: northeastern part increasing 3 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: east about 6.

visibility/weather: locally poor visibility, partly moderate to 

severe icing.

sea: increasing 3 meter, at the coast sea ice.



Forecast Saturday:

German Bight:

wind: southeast 6 to 7, southwestern part decreasing 5.

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

later light icing.

sea: northwestern part first 4 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southeasterly winds 5 to 6, decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: humber first 3 meter.

Fischer:

wind: east to southeast 7 to 8, decreasing about 6.

visibility/weather: rain or snow with poor visibility.

sea: northwestern part first 6 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: east 5 to 6, western part locally 7, shifting slowly 

southeast.

visibility/weather: at times snow with poor visibility, light 

icing.

sea: at times 2,5 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: east to southeast about 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with poor visibility, light 

icing.

sea: 2,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: east to southeast about 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with poor visibility, light 

icing.

sea: 2 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: east to southeast about 6.

visibility/weather: locally snow with moderate visibility, 

moderate icing.

sea: eastern part increasing 2,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southern Baltic:

wind: east about 6, shifting southeast.

visibility/weather: locally poor visibility, moderate icing.

sea: northern part for a time 3,5 meter, at the coast sea ice.

Southeastern Baltic:

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

visibility/weather: locally poor visibility, moderate icing.

sea: at times 3 meter, at the coast sea ice.