FQDL70 DWHA 220800

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg 

22.08.2025, 08 UTC:





until saturday morning in the following forecast areas strong 

winds 

are expected: 

fisher

forties

utsire

skagerrak

kattegat

belts and sound

western baltic

southern baltic

central baltic

 

general synoptic situation:

A low 990 Barents Sea moves slightly westwards, 

weakening. A secondary low 1006 Gotland moves into the St 

Petersburg area while deepening. A secondary low 1007 

Oslofjord moves towards the central Baltic Sea while 

deepening. A high 1024 Celtic Sea moves towards the 

British Isles. A ridge swings slightly eastwards from 

Iceland to the Norwegian Sea, another from central Germany 

to Austria. 

 

forecast valid until saturday morning: 

 

english channel western part :

first northerly winds 3 to 4, otherwise light and 

variable winds, sea 1 meter. 

english channel eastern part :

northeasterly winds 3 to 4, for a time light and variable 

winds, later northwesterly winds about 3, locally shower 

squalls, sea 1 meter. 

ijsselmeer :

northwesterly winds about 4, at times shower squalls, sea 

1 meter. 

german bight :

north to northwest about 5, at times shower- or thundery 

gusts, sea 2,5 meter. 

southwestern north sea :

northwesterly winds about 4, western part for a time 

abating, later shifting north to northeast, at times 

shower squalls, sea 1,5 meter. 

fisher :

northwest about 6, later eastern part shifting northeast 

and decreasing about 3, at times shower squalls, sea at 

times 3 meter. 

dogger :

northwest to north about 4, western part at times 

abating, at times shower squalls, sea increasing 2 meter. 

forties :

northwesterly winds about 4, eastern part locally 6, at 

times shower squalls, sea 2 meter. 

viking :

northwest to north about 5, locally shower squalls, sea 

2,5 meter. 

utsire :

northwesterly winds 5 to 6, southern part locally 7, 

locally shower squalls, sea 2,5 meter. 

skagerrak :

variable directions 4 to 6, at times northwesterly winds 

about 5, later north to northeast about 5, locally shower- 

or thundery gusts, sea western part at times 3 meter. 

kattegat :

westerly winds 5 to 6, shifting north later and 

decreasing 4 to 5, at times shower- and thundery gusts, 

sea at times 2 meter. 

belts and sound :

northwesterly winds 4 to 5, for a time increasing 5 to 6, 

at times shower- and later thundery gusts, sea at times 

1,5 meter. 

western baltic :

northwest 4 to 5, for a time increasing 5 to 6, at times 

shower- and later thundery gusts, sea at times 2 meter. 

southern baltic :

northwest about 4, for a time shifting west and 

increasing 5 to 6, at times shower- and later thundery 

gusts, sea at times 2,5 meter. 

southeastern baltic :

westerly winds 3 to 4, increasing about 5, at times 

shower- and thundery gusts, sea increasing 2,5 meter. 

central baltic :

first variable directions 2 to 4, for a time southwest to 

west about 3, later northeastern part variable directions 

4 to 6, at times shower- and later thundery gusts, sea 

southern part increasing 1,5 meter. 

northern baltic :

light and variable winds, later north to northeast 4 to 

5, at times shower- and later thundery gusts, sea 

increasing 1,5 meter. 

gulf of riga :

variable directions 2 to 4, later increasing 3 to 5, for 

a time light and variable winds, at times shower- and 

later thundery gusts, sea 0,5 meter. 

 

outlook valid until sunday morning: 



 

english channel western part :

light and variable winds, later east 4. 

english channel eastern part :

first northwesterly winds 3 to 4, shifting east. 

ijsselmeer :

northwesterly winds about 4, later decreasing about 3. 

german bight:

northwest about 5, decreasing about 4. 

southwestern north sea :

north to northeast about 4, abating slowly. 

fisher :

northwest to north 5 to 6, for a time decreasing 4 to 5, 

eastern part first northeast about 3. 

dogger :

northwest to north about 4, abating slowly. 

forties :

northwest to north about 4, western part abating. 

viking :

north to northwest 4 to 5, western part abating. 

utsire :

northwest to north 5 to 6, southeastern part at times 

light and variable winds. 

skagerrak :

first north to northeast about 5, shifting west, later 

variable directions 2 to 4. 

kattegat :

north 4 to 5, shifting west, later decreasing 3 to 4. 

belts and sound :

northwesterly winds 4 to 5, later decreasing 3 to 4. 

western baltic :

northwest to north 4 to 5, later decreasing 3 to 4. 

southern baltic :

northwest about 4, later increasing about 5. 

southeastern baltic :

northwesterly winds about 5. 

central baltic :

variable directions 4 to 6, shifting northwest to north 

about 5. 

northern baltic :

north to northeast 4 to 5, locally 6, shifting northwest. 

gulf of riga :

variable directions 3 to 5, later northwesterly winds 

about 4. 

 

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

in Hectopascal

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