FQDL70 DWHA 261400

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg 

26.06.2025, 14 UTC:





until friday evening in the following forecast areas gales are 

expected: 

western baltic

southern baltic

southeastern baltic

until friday evening in the following forecast areas strong 

winds 

are expected:

southwestern north sea

skagerrak

kattegat

english channel eastern part

 

general synoptic situation:

An extensive low 989 west of Lake Ladoga moves eastwards 

while weakening. A high 1016 over southern Poland moves to 

the Black Sea. An associated ridge swings from southern 

Sweden across the Baltic States to the east. A thundery 

low 1008 over the Netherlands moves across the southern 

Baltic Sea to Belarus. An extensive low 980 south of 

Iceland moves to the north coast of Iceland and fills up. 

A broad ridge of the Azores High 1025 expands to Germany. 

 

forecast valid until friday evening: 

 

english channel western part :

southwest to west 4 to 5, for a time decreasing 2 to 3, 

first shower squalls, swell 1,5 meter from west. 

english channel eastern part :

southwest to west 5, dover locally 6, decreasing slowly 

about 3, first shower squalls, sea for a time 1,5 meter. 

ijsselmeer :

south 2 to 3, shifting fast southwest 4 to 5, for a time 

shifting northwest, shower squalls, sea increasing 1 

meter. 

german bight:

southeast 3 to 4, shifting southwest 4 to 5, for a time 

shifting northwest, shower squalls, sea increasing 1,5 

meter. 

southwestern north sea :

southwest about 4, thames first 5 to 6, for a time 

shifting northwest, at first shower squalls, sea 

increasing 1,5 meter. 

fisher :

southerly winds about 4, shifting west 5, shifting 

southwest later 4, shower squalls, sea increasing 1,5 

meter. 

dogger :

south 3 to 4, shifting west 4 to 5, shifting southwest 

later, first shower squalls, sea increasing 1,5 meter. 

forties:

south about 4, shifting west to northwest, shifting 

southwest later 5, first shower squalls, sea 1,5 meter. 

viking :

southeast to south about 5, for a time shifting southwest 

to west about 4, shower squalls, sea for a time 2 meter. 

utsire :

southerly winds about 5, for a time shifting west to 

northwest, decreasing slowly 4, shower squalls, sea for a 

time 2 meter. 

skagerrak:

southwesterly winds about 5, for a time abating, later 

increasing about 6, shower squalls, sea increasing 3 

meter. 

kattegat :

southerly winds 2 to 3, friday shifting west, increasing 

5 to 6, shower squalls, sea increasing 2 meter. 

belts and sound :

light and variable winds, friday shifting west 5, shower 

squalls, sea increasing 1 meter. 

western baltic :

variable directions 2 to 4, in the night shifting west 

about 5, shower squalls, eastern part for a time thundery 

gusts 8, sea increasing 1,5 meter. 

southern baltic :

first light and variable winds, for a time variable 

directions 3 to 6, shifting west later 5 to 6 with 

thundery gusts 9, sea increasing 1,5 meter. 

southeastern baltic :

light and variable winds, for a time variable directions 

3 to 5, shifting west later 5 to 6 with thundery gusts 9, 

sea increasing 2 meter. 

central baltic :

light and variable winds, shifting west later about 4 

with shower squalls, sea southern part later 1 meter. 

northern baltic :

light and variable winds, for a time shifting south 3 to 

4, later shower squalls, sea 0,5 meter. 

gulf of riga :

west about 3, for a time shifting southeast about 2, 

later shower squalls, sea 0,5 meter. 

 

outlook valid until saturday evening: 



 

english channel western part :

southwest to west about 4, later about 3. 

english channel eastern part :

southwest to west about 3, for a time increasing 4. 

ijsselmeer :

southwest 4. 

german bight :

southwest 4 to 5. 

southwestern north sea :

southwesterly winds 4 to 5, humber later about 3. 

fisher :

southwest 4, locally about 5. 

dogger :

southwesterly winds 4, at times 5. 

forties :

southwesterly winds about 5. 

viking :

southeast to south about 5, shifting southwest. 

utsire :

southerly winds about 4, shifting southwest to west. 

skagerrak :

southwesterly winds about 6, later about 5. 

kattegat :

west about 5, shifting southwest about 4. 

belts and sound :

west decreasing 3 to 4, shifting southwest. 

western baltic :

west to southwest about 5, decreasing about 4. 

southern baltic :

west to southwest 5 to 6, later 4 to 5. 

southeastern baltic :

westerly winds 5 to 6, decreasing 4 to 5. 

central baltic :

shifting northwest winds increasing 5 to 6, shifting 

southwest later, decreasing about 3. 

northern baltic :

light and variable winds, shifting northwest about 4, 

shifting southwest later. 

gulf of riga :

westerly winds 3 to 4. 

 

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

in Hectopascal

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