FQDL70 DWHA 121100

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

12.03.2026, 1100 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

An extensive deep low 956 northeast of Iceland remains almost 

stationary. Its cold front will move from the Baltic Sea to the 

Baltic States by Thursday afternoon. Another trough will move 

from the British Isles to the North Sea by Thursday afternoon.





Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: south to southwest 7 to 8, northern part gusts 11.

visibility/weather: later rain with partly poor visibility.

sea: 3 to 6 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: south to southwest 7 to 8, humber locally gusts 11.

visibility/weather: later in some areas rain with moderate 

visibility.

sea: increasing 4 to 6 meter.

Fischer:

wind: south to southwest 7 to 8, locally gusts 11.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: increasing 7 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: south to southwest about 7.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

sea: western part increasing 6 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: southwest to south 6 to 7.

visibility/weather: mainly good visibility.

sea: increasing 3 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: southwest to south 5 to 6.

visibility/weather: mainly good visibility.

sea: later 1,5 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: southwest to south about 5.

visibility/weather: mainly good visibility.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds about 4, increasing about 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility, later in 

some areas fog patches.

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

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility, later in 

some areas fog patches.

sea: northwestern part later 1,5 meter, at the coast locally sea 

ice.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: southwesterly winds about 7, decreasing about 4.

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



sea: northwestern part first 6 meter, later 2,5 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: south to southwest 7 to 8, shifting slowly west about 4.

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

locally thunderstorms.

sea: first 6 meter, later 2 meter.

Fischer:

wind: south to southwest about 7, decreasing 4 to 5.

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



sea: first 7 meter, later 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: south to southwest about 7, decreasing slowly 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: western part first 6 meter, later 2,5 meter, at times 

crossing waves.

Kattegat:

wind: south to southwest about 7, decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: northern part first 3 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: south to southwest about 6, abating slowly.

visibility/weather: at times rain with poor visibility.

sea: for a time 2 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: south 5 to 6, later abating.

visibility/weather: at times rain with moderate visibility.

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

Southern Baltic:

wind: south to southwest 5 to 6, later variable directions 2 to 

4.

visibility/weather: later rain with poor visibility.

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

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southerly winds about 5, northwestern part later abating.

visibility/weather: first in some areas coastal fog patches.

sea: northern part for a time 2 meter, at the coast locally sea 

ice.