A low-pressure area over Scotland slowly moves NE across the East Shetland Basin on Wednesday. A mobile ridge, associated with a high-pressure area over central Europe, shifts ENE across the North Sea on Friday. The next deep Atlantic low-pressure area is expected to move NE across Scotland and the northern North Sea during this weekend. Although relatively unsettled weather this upcoming week, no extreme winds and waves are expected (at this stage), so workable weather windows will be present from time to time.
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During the weekend, the reliability of the weather forecast decreases due to uncertainty in the exact track and development of the approaching low-pressure area and its associated troughs. The SW’ly winds will most likely pick up to strong or possibly near gale force (25-30kts) during the weekend. As a result of these enhanced SW’ly winds, the waves are expected to increase to 2.5-3.5m over the course of the weekend.
Figure 2: Isobars (black lines 5hPa) and wind speed/direction (kts) valid Sunday July 16
Despite the relatively unsettled weather condtions, no real severe weather is expected this upcoming week. Workable weather windows will be frequently present for most areas over the coming days, while during the weekend increasing winds and waves are expected to gradually reduce the chance of good operational conditions.
However, Infoplaza will continue to monitor the latest weather developments, so please make sure to check, and follow-up our daily updated forecast reports to check the latest developments. The risk of low clouds and/or fog will remain low for the greatest part of the North Sea this week. Only the northern parts of the North Sea might occasionally be affected by some poor conditions due to the relatively low water temperatures in combination with relative warm air.