FQDL70 DWHA 260300

 

weather and sea bulletin for north- and baltic sea

issued by marine weather service hamburg

26.03.2026, 0300 UTC:



general synoptic situation:

A gale 979 over Haltenbank will fill up by Thursday night. A 

secondary low 975 over central Sweden moves towards the Barents 

Sea while weakening, a trough swings from Denmark to the Gulf of 

Riga. A high 1034 in the sea area between the Azores and Ireland 

weakens, a ridge swings from Scotland to the North Sea by Friday 

morning. A storm 967 reaches the Irminger Sea on Thursday evening

and will move towards Iceland while weakening. Its frontal system

will swing from Scotland to the northern North Sea overnight from

Thursday into Friday.



Forecast Thursday:

German Bight:

wind: northwest 6 to 7, decreasing slowly 4 to 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain- or snow showers with moderate 

visibility.

sea: northern part first 6 meter, otherwise decreasing 3 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: northwest 6, humber first locally 7, later shifting west to

southwest and decreasing about 3.

visibility/weather: shower with moderate visibility, locally 

thunderstorms.

sea: humber first 4 meter.

Fischer:

wind: northwest 7 to 8, first locally gusts 11, decreasing slowly

about 5.

visibility/weather: at times rain- or snow showers with moderate 

visibility.

sea: first 7 meter, decreasing 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: west to northwest about 6, western part first locally 8 and

gusts 10, decreasing about 3.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: western part first 5 meter, otherwise decreasing 2 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: west to northwest about 6, decreasing about 3.

visibility/weather: first in some areas rain or shower with 

moderate visibility.

sea: first 3 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: westerly winds about 6, decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: first in some areas rain or shower with 

moderate visibility.

sea: first 2 meter.

Western Baltic:

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

visibility/weather: in some areas rain or shower with moderate 

visibility.

sea: eastern part first 2 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwest to west about 6, decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: locally rain or shower with moderate 

visibility.

sea: eastern part for a time 3 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southwest 5 to 6, shifting west later and decreasing 4.

visibility/weather: mainly good visibility.

sea: for a time 3 meter.



Forecast Friday:

German Bight:

wind: west to northwest about 4, for a time shifting southwest to

south and increasing about 5.

visibility/weather: later rain with increasing poor visibility.

sea: first 3 meter.

Southwestern North Sea:

wind: southwesterly winds about 3, increasing 4 to 5, eastern 

part for a time in some areas 6, shifting northwest later.

visibility/weather: later rain with increasing poor visibility.

sea: humber first 2,5 meter.

Fischer:

wind: west to northwest about 5, fast shifting to southwesterly 

directions, later decreasing about 4.

visibility/weather: later rain with increasing poor visibility.

sea: first 3 meter.

Skagerrak:

wind: west to northwest about 3, shifting to southwesterly 

directions and increasing about 5.

visibility/weather: later rain with increasing poor visibility.

sea: at times 2 meter.

Kattegat:

wind: west about 3, shifting southwest to south, later increasing

5 to 6.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches, later rain with 

increasing poor visibility.

sea: later 1,5 meter.

Belts and Sound:

wind: west about 4, later shifting southwest to south.

visibility/weather: first coastal fog patches.

sea: increasing 1 meter.

Western Baltic:

wind: westerly winds about 4, later shifting southwest to south.

visibility/weather: mainly good visibility.

sea: at times 1 meter.

Southern Baltic:

wind: southwesterly winds 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: good visibility.

sea: first 1 meter.

Southeastern Baltic:

wind: southwest to west 3 to 4.

visibility/weather: mainly good visibility.

sea: eastern part first 1,5 meter.