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

   Europe forecast - March 19, 2025
   Sunny central and east
   Settling in Scandinavia

   Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 19th March 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Low pressure west of Portugal facilitates unsettled weather in western
   Europe

   Wednesday
   Strong winds and persistent heavy, thundery rain along Portugal's west
   coast. Rain likely pushing inland overnight. Drying in Spain though
   often cloudy and breezy, showers in the far northeast. Showers for the
   Balearics, Sardinia, and Corsica in the morning will gradually fade for
   a fine day here with sun. Italy and most of southeast Europe will be
   fine and mostly sunny with light winds. Cooler than average
   temperatures for the Balkans, some isolated morning frosts possible.
   Morning clouds and isolated drizzle patches in Greece and T├╝rkiye
   gradually clearing for a fine, sunny day.
   France will experience isolated drizzly showers south and west. Breezy
   in these areas too. Elsewhere, dry with mix of cloud and sun to the
   north. High pressure over central and eastern Europe brings a frosty
   morning for most areas east of France, giving way to a fine, sunny day.
   Cold and sunny in the Alps with some breezes. Some cloud in the far
   east in Ukraine and Belarus.
   Sunny with a light breeze for southern Scandinavia and the Baltics,
   some clouds here and there. Finland largely sunny as well but windy. A
   patchwork of sun and wind in northern Sweden and Norway, with
   persistent snow onto Norway's west coast.

   Thursday
   Showers across west Spain and Portugal, some heavy and thundery, with
   notable wind gusts. Showers slowly spread east into Spain with cloud
   here and onto the Balearic Islands. Sardinia and Corsica fine and
   sunny. Italy and southeast Europe remain sunny, some winds increasing
   over the Balkan States. A few cloud patches in the Aegean Sea and
   T├╝rkiye.
   Cloud spreads into most of France from the southeast with a breeze.
   Cloud patches passing the Low Counties and Germany but staying dry.
   Remaining sunny in east Germany and countries to the east - many places
   seeing more morning frosts. Feeling mild and pleasant in the sun.
   Staying dry with increasing clouds in Denmark and the Baltic States.
   Mostly sunny with some clouds in southern areas of Sweden and Norway.
   Similar conditions in Finland with some passing light showers. Winds
   easing across Scandinavia.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 2:58 am

On Friday sunny and warm with Maxima of 20 ┬░ C or just above it in many places.
Even in the weekend still very soft but more clouds and an increasing one
Chance of some rain. After the weekend lightly changeable with sometimes some
rain but also
Regularly sun, the Maxima fall to values around the long -term average.

WO DO VR SA ZO Ma di
Sunshine (%) 90 70 70 40 20 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 0 10 10 40 60 30 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 1/3 1/4 0/1 0/2
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 0 0/4 6 9 8 5 6
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 14 18 21 18 17 14/17 11/14
Wind direction so z n z nw n
Wind force (BFT) 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Wednesday 26 March 2025 to Wednesday 2 April 2025:
Probably a slightly changeable weather type with sometimes some rain but also
Regular sun. The temperature is mostly around the long -term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:00 UTC 190325.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1033, over the Balkan is changing little. Associated ridge towards The
German 
Bight is moving east.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames German Bight 
south to southeast 3-4, decreasing 2-3. good.

Humber Dogger 
southeast 3-4, veering south 2-3. good.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
mainly southeast 2-3. good.

Thames 
mainly south 2-3. good.

Humber German Bight Dogger 
south 2-3, gradually variable. good.


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