Welcome to the Weekly Weather Update – your guide to the world’s oceans and seas. Each week, we highlight key marine weather patterns and analyze unusual or significant weather events. From calm spells under high pressure to tropical cyclones forming in equatorial waters, and from jet streams steering oceanic storms to anomalies in sea-surface temperature that shape global climate patterns. Here’s what this week’s weather has in store.
Calm conditions over the North Sea
Thanks to a high-pressure system, the weather over the North Sea will remain calm over the coming days. The high is expected to be centered over the UK, gradually shifting eastward across the North Sea by Friday. Over the weekend, the high moves further east, allowing low-pressure systems to approach and bring unsettled conditions to the North Sea. Forecast confidence decreases by that time.
The northerly winds over the North Sea will generate waves not exceeding 2.0 meters during the coming week. Only in the eastern part of the North Sea, particularly in parts of the Fisher area and the German Bight, are significant wave heights expected to reach up to 3.0 meters. As the high-pressure system shifts eastward, the higher waves in the eastern part of the North Sea are expected to decrease as well.
It is only after the weekend that there is potential for increasing winds and higher waves, as low-pressure systems begin to affect the weather over the North Sea.
Tropical cyclones
Tropical Storm LORENZO is located over the Atlantic near 15°N 43°W. It is expected to curve clockwise over the coming week and is not forecast to reach hurricane strength.
Additional tropical activity is present to the east. Typhoon NAKRI, located southeast of Japan, is expected to move further east over the coming days while gradually weakening.
A new system in this region may cause strong winds and high waves starting this coming weekend. Invest 96W is located in the Pacific, well east of the Philippines. The system is moving northwestward and has the potential to reach hurricane strength, with possible impacts expected in the sea areas around Taiwan and the northern Philippines.
Conclusion
In this article, we provided a rough overview of notable weather phenomena around the world. If you are interested in an offshore forecast tailored specifically to your location, please contact us!
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