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

   Europe forecast - January 17, 2025
   High pressure for most.
   Heavy rain in south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Friday 17th January 2025
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Unsettled in Mediterranean.

   Friday
   A dry and sunny day for Portugal. Some heavy showers or thunderstorms
   for eastern coastal areas of Spain, but further west dry and sunny. A
   sunny and cold day for France and Germany with widespread frost and
   patchy fog. Rather cloudy for the Low Countries with fog and frost. Dry
   bright for southeastern parts of the British Isles, but cloudier
   elsewhere. Cloudy and breezy for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, with some
   snow for northern Norway. A dry and cold day for Poland with extensive
   fog. Cloudy and breezy for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and
   Ukraine, but remaining dry.
   A dry and cold day for Central Europe with extensive fog overnight and
   through the morning, but brightening up through the day. Same weather
   for Slovenia, Romania and the Balkans.
   Heavy rain or thunderstorms for the Balearics, Sardining and Corsica
   along with strong winds. Same weather for southern Italy, but northern
   will be mode dry and bright as well as colder. Mostly dry but rather
   cloudy for Greece. Dry and bright for Turkiye with some rain and snow
   in far northeast. A sunny day for Cyprus.

   Saturday
   A dry and sunny day for the Iberia, somewhat cloudier in far east. Fog
   or low cloud for north France, sunny in south. Early fog for Germany
   and Poland, but soon sunny and cold. Rather cloudy for the British
   Isles, but sunnier in southeast. Rather cloudy and breezy for Denmark,
   Norway and Sweden with some heavy snow for northern Norway. Dry, breezy
   and rather cloudy for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
   Similar to Friday's weather conditions over Central Europe and the
   Balkans, with early fog and frost, but sunny through the day.
   Heavy rain or thunderstorms along with strong winds for the Balearics,
   Sardinia and Corsica as well as Italy, away from the north. Sunny for
   Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 5:23 am

Quiet and dry with occasional sun, light in many places at night and morning
frost. Rain possible at times on Thursday.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 10 30 40 20 20 20 30
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 20 20 30 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/3
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0 -2 -2 -2 -2/1 -1/2 0/3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 3 3 4 4 5 6/9 6/9
Wind direction SW O Z Z Z Z SE
Wind force (bft) 2 2 3 3 2 2 3


Long term, Friday January 24, 2025 to Friday January 31, 2025:
The chance of a transition to changeable and mild weather is 50-60%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:54 UTC 170125.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high 1042 over the Balkan changing little. associated ridge across the south of
the 
Netherlands and the southern part of the North Sea will move slowly north on 
Saturday.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest backing southeast 2-3. moderate to poor.

Thames 
south to southwest 3-4, decreasing 2-3. mainly moderate, in the eastern part
poor or 
fog.

Humber 
southwest 4-5, decreasing 3-4. mainly moderate, in the eastern part poor or fog.

German Bight 
southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. mainly moderate, in the coastal area poor or fog.

Dogger 
southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. mainly moderate.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
southeast backing east 2-3. moderate to poor, locally fog.

Thames 
south backing southeast 2-3. mainly moderate, in the eastern part poor or fog.

Humber 
southwest later backing south 3-4. mainly moderate, in the eastern part poor or
fog.

German Bight 
southwest 4. mainly moderate, in the coastal area poor or fog.

Dogger 
southwest 4-5. moderate to good.


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