Low pressure is situated over the northern half of the North Sea, resulting in unsettled weather during the start of this week. The low fills and tracks towards the southwest, before stalling west of Ireland and intensifying once again. Meanwhile, high pressure builds over the North Sea, resulting in good workable conditions from Thursday onward.
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Low pressure is positioned over the northern North Sea and Scandinavia, with associated frontal troughs frequently affecting the North Sea today and tomorrow. Wind speeds remain well above 25kts, and significant wave height around 3 meters for most of the North Sea. However, just east of the UK and over the southern half of the North Sea, the weather is calmer due to the sheltered location. From Thursday onward the weather stabilizes as high pressure starts to build, resulting in more workable windows.
High pressure will build later during the week over a large part of the North Sea, leading to calm weather conditions and providing good workable windows. The wind shifts to a southerly direction, and wind speed will generally remain low. Significant wave height is expected to stay around 1 meter on Friday and Saturday. The lowest values will be forecasted over the southern half of the North Sea and along the Dutch coastline. This calm weather will result in good workable conditions for most operations on Friday and Saturday. However, on Sunday, the deep low west of Ireland will approach the UK and its associated frontal trough may reach the southern North Sea with an increasing risk of thunderstorms.
Weather conditions will remain unsettled until Wednesday afternoon due to the passage of various frontal troughs. Wind speed will be up to 25-30 kts and Hs will occasionally reach 3 meters over the northern North Sea and the German Bight. However, conditions will be much calmer on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday due to the formation of a strong ridge over the North Sea. This will likely result into good workable conditions for most offshore operations during these days. On Sunday, a new frontal trough approaches the North Sea, increasing the risk of thunderstorms and potential downtime once again.