* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
   from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europ... 

   Europe forecast - February 19, 2025
   Fair much of Europe
   Gales Norway

   Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 19th February 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Fair for most of Europe, but gales and rain in Norway on Thursday

   Wednesday
   A few showers in central and western Spain. Fair in eastern areas with
   plenty of sunshine. Fine for the Balearics as well as Corsica and
   Sardinia. Italy will be mostly dry and sunny although some showers in
   the west. Heavier and more widespread showers in Greece. Further heavy
   showerts and cold weather in Turkey.
   Fine for much of France with sunny spells but some rain in the far
   northwest. The Low Countries and Germany will be dry and fair with lots
   of sunshine. Staying fair for Hungary and Austria as well as
   Switzerland.
   A fine day in Denmark with more sunshine. Sunshine for the Baltic
   States and feeling cold. Finland will be dry too with some sunshine
   returning. Norway should be dry with sunny spells in the shower
   although snow showers in the north.

   Thursday
   Plenty of sunshine for much of Spain and Portugal. Some showers in
   northwest Spain. Fine in the Mediterranean with lots of sunshine in
   Italy, Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy showers for Sicily. Fair for Greece
   with sunny spells here and fair too in Turkey.
   Rain for the far north of France. Dry in central and southern France,
   some sunny spells here. Further cloud and some rain in the Low
   Countries. Germany will be brighter and dry with sunshine affecting
   Poland as well. Hungary and Austria will be dry and sunny, this
   sunshine extending to Switzerland.
   Rain and strong winds for Denmark. The Baltic States and Finland are
   likely to be dry. Windy in Finland. Fair in Sweden. Cloud with severe
   gales and periods of rain in much of Norway.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 00.59 am

Changeable and temperatures well above the long -term average. Friday very
soft with afternoon temperatures that, especially in the south, well above 15 ┬░
C
will come. Especially Sunday evening and Monday a little more wind.

WO DO VR SA ZO Ma di
Sunshine (%) 60 10 30 10 20 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 0 40 30 60 60 60 80
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0/1 0/1 1/4 0/6 2/9 1/3
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) -2 -1/2 6/9 8 6 8 5
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 5 8/11 15/18 14 14 13 10
Wind direction O Z Z Z ZW W
Windkracht (BFT) 4 3 4 3 4 4 3


Long term, Wednesday 26 February 2025 to Wednesday 5 March 2025:
Continuous with maximum temperatures around the long -term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:17 UTC 190225.

Gale warnings:
Dogger 
south to southeast 7

German Bight 
southeast 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
High, 1035, over Czechia moving eastwards. Trough will move on the night to
Thursday 
eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southeast 4-5, soon decreasing south to southeast 3-4. good.

Thames 
southeast 4-5, in the southern part soon decreasing 3-4. good.

Humber 
southeast 5-6, in the southern part 4-5. good.

German Bight 
southeast 5-6, possibly 7. good.

Dogger 
south to southeast 5-6, possibly 7. good.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
south to southeast 3-4, increasing south to southwest 4-5, later 5-6.
occasionally 
rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames 
south to southeast 4-5, in the southern part 3-4, later increasing south 5-6. 
occasionally rain or drizzle. good, decreasing moderate to poor, small risk fog.

Humber 
south to southeast 5-6, soon decreasing south 4-5, later increasing 5-6. 
occasionally rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
south to southeast 5-6, possibly 7. later occasionally rain or drizzle. good, 
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
south to southeast 5-6, possibly 7. occasionally rain or drizzle. good, moderate
in 
precipitation, possibly poor.


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 * Origin: Postbus 7 (618:500/6)