FQDL70 DWHA 042000

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg 

04.06.2025, 20 UTC:





until thursday evening in the following forecast areas strong 

winds 

are expected: 

german bight

southwestern north sea

dogger

forties

viking

utsire

 

general synoptic situation:

A high 1020 over Romania moves to Ukraine. A ridge 

extending to Estonia swings towards east. A high 1019 over 

the Balkan Peninsula hardly changes. A deep low 971 north 

of the Faroe Islands moves towards north-northeastwards 

while weakening. The associated frontal system swings from 

the Kattegat and northwestern Germany towards the Baltic 

States. 

 

forecast valid until thursday evening: 

 

english channel western part :

west to southwest 4 to 5, locally 3, shower squalls, sea 

western part 2 meter. 

english channel eastern part :

west to southwest about 4, for a time increasing 5, 

shower squalls, sea increasing 1,5 meter. 

ijsselmeer :

southwest 4 to 5, at times shower squalls, sea 0,5 meter. 

german bight:

south to southwest 4 to 5, later southwestern part 

locally increasing 6, at times shower squalls, sea 

northwestern part at times 2 meter. 

southwestern north sea :

south to southwest 4 to 5, locally increasing 6, at times 

shower squalls, sea 1,5 meter. 

fisher :

southwest 4 to 5, shifting south, shower squalls, sea 

northern part at times 2,5 meter. 

dogger :

southwest to south 4 to 5, locally 6, locally shower 

squalls, sea northern part first 2 meter. 

forties:

southwest to south 5 to 6, decreasing about 4, locally 

shower squalls, sea northern part first 3 meter. 

viking :

south to southwest 5 to 6, later decreasing about 4, 

shower squalls, crossing waves first 4 meter, later sea 

decreasing 2 meter. 

utsire :

south to southwest 4 to 5, northern part at times 6, 

shower squalls, sea 2,5 meter, northern part first 

crossing waves 4 meter. 

skagerrak:

south to southwest 4 to 5, shower squalls, sea western 

part for a time 2 meter. 

kattegat :

south to southwest 4 to 5, locally 3, at times shower 

squalls, sea 1 meter. 

belts and sound :

southwest 3 to 4, shifting south, northern part for a 

time locally increasing 5, at times shower squalls, sea 

0,5 meter. 

western baltic :

light and variable winds, shifting southwest to south 3 

to 4, later eastern part shifting southeast, at times 

shower squalls, first locally thunderstorms, sea 0,5 

meter. 

southern baltic :

southeast to south about 3, for a time shifting west, 

later locally increasing about 4, at times shower squalls, 

first locally thunderstorms, sea 0,5 meter. 

southeastern baltic :

southeast to south 4 to 5, for a time shifting west, 

decreasing about 3, at times light and variable winds, at 

times shower- and thundery gusts, sea northern part first 

1 meter. 

central baltic :

southerly winds 5, decreasing 3 to 4, for a time shifting 

west, at times shower- and thundery gusts, sea first 1,5 

meter. 

northern baltic :

southeast 5, shifting south to southwest, decreasing 3 to 

4, for a time shower- and thundery gusts, sea at times 1,5 

meter. 

gulf of riga :

southeast 4 to 5, shifting west about 3, for a time 

shower- and thundery gusts, sea for a time 1,5 meter. 

 

outlook valid until friday evening: 



 

english channel western part :

southwest to west 4 to 5, first locally 3, for a time 

shifting northwest. 

english channel eastern part :

southwest to west 4 to 5, locally 3. 

ijsselmeer :

southwest to west 4 to 5, for a time locally increasing 

6. 

german bight :

south to southwest about 5, for a time decreasing about 

4, shifting slowly west. 

southwestern north sea :

south to southwest 4 to 5, locally 6, for a time shifting 

west, later decreasing about 4. 

fisher :

south 4 to 5, for a time decreasing about 3, shifting 

slowly west. 

dogger :

south to southwest about 4, southeastern part first about 

5, for a time shifting northwest. 

forties :

south to southwest 3 to 4, first locally 5, at times 

shifting west to northwest. 

viking :

south to southwest 3 to 4, first northern part 5, at 

times shifting west to northwest. 

utsire :

south to southwest 3 to 4, at times 5, shifting slowly 

northwest. 

skagerrak :

south about 4, shifting southwest to west, later 

increasing 5 to 6. 

kattegat :

south about 4, southwest to shifting west, later 

increasing about 5. 

belts and sound :

south about 4, shifting southwest, later increasing 5 to 

6. 

western baltic :

first eastern part southeast, otherwise south to 

southwest 3 to 4, increasing about 5. 

southern baltic :

southeast to south 3 to 4, shifting southwest 4 to 5. 

southeastern baltic :

first light and variable winds, otherwise southeast 3 to 

4, south-, shifting southwest later, later increasing 4 to 

5. 

central baltic :

southwest to south 3 to 4, for a time shifting southeast, 

increasing slowly about 5. 

northern baltic :

southwest to south 3 to 4, for a time shifting southeast, 

locally increasing 5. 

gulf of riga :

west about 3, shifting south to southeast. 

 

Wind forecasts in 10m height, windforce in Beaufort, airpressure 

in Hectopascal

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