* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
   from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm 

   Europe forecast - December 16, 2024
   Windy east, easing
   Sunny Mediterranean

   Issued: 0530hrs Monday 16th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Low pressure over Scandinavia maintains high winds east with areas of
   rain and snow. Mediterranean mostly dry with plentiful sun.

   Monday
   Fair for Spain and Portugal with long spells of sunshine. Bountiful
   sunshine through the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Fair too in Italy
   with sunshine here. Morning clouds in the Balkans and inland areas
   gradually clearing. Some rain for southern and eastern Greece,
   otherwise fair. Rain in southern and eastern Turkey, snow possible
   inland and high altitude.
   Morning fog clearing quickly to leave a fine day in France, more sun in
   the south. Breezy with some drizzle in the Low Countries and through
   much of northern and central Germany. Gales and heavier rain in much of
   Poland. Austria and Switzerland will be mostly bright and dry, with
   more clouds and showers east. Extensive clouds and snow in Ukraine and
   Belarus followed by rain.
   Windy and showery in much of Denmark. Outbreak of rain and gale force
   winds for the Baltic States with sunshine in and out. Breezy and bright
   in Finland. Windy for much of Sweden but dry. Heavy rain, showers and
   strong winds in southern Norway, snow away from coasts.

   Tuesday
   Showers in western Iberia with sun in between. Dry with scattered
   clouds in the western Mediterranean, near full sun further east. Clouds
   in northern Italy, sunshine in the south. Mostly sunny from Croatia
   east to Romania and south towards Greece and Turkey.
   Mostly cloudy from France across Germany towards Poland, through dry.
   Winds easing through the day across much of the continent. Rain lingers
   in Poland in a band extending east through Ukraine. Southward in
   Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, mostly cloudy with isolated showers.
   Increasing cloud, though dry, in the Alps.
   Low pressure passing northeast over Scotland bringing breeze and rain
   to the British Isles. Sun in and out across southern Scandinavia and
   Denmark. Remaining breezy with frequent sunshine in the Baltics.
   Cloudier in Finland and Estonia.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:53 am

First mainly dry and sometimes some sun, more changeable from Wednesday onwards
lots of rain and wind. Furthermore, temperatures above long-term throughout the entire period
average, especially on Wednesday and Thursday it is very mild.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 20 10 10 10 30 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 20 20 80 90 70 70 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0 1/3 5/15 2/8 0/5 2/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 8 7 5 9 5 3 5
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 11 9 12 12 9 7/10 10
Wind direction W SW Z SW W SW W
Wind force (bft) 4 3 4 4 4 3 4


Long term, Monday December 23, 2024 to Monday December 30, 2024:
First there is a high chance (80%) of mild and changeable weather. At the end
of the period, the chance of drier weather increases with temperatures around or slightly
below the long-term average to 40%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:51 UTC 161224.

Gale warnings:
Humber Dogger 
west to southwest 7

German Bight 
west 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
an high, 1040 hPa, over South France and an low, 976 hPa, over Finland maintains 
over the North Sea an westerly air flow. an ridge will reach the North Sea on 
Tuesday morning.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west to southwest 4-5. risk light showers. good.

Thames 
west to southwest 5-6. good.

Humber 
west to southwest 5-6, in the eastern part occasionally 7. good.

German Bight 
west 6-7. good.

Dogger 
west to southwest 6-7. good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
west to southwest 4-5, decreasing southwest 3-4. especially first risk light showers.
 good, at night in the East decreasing moderate to poor.

Thames 
west to southwest 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5, later decreasing southwest 3-4. good, at 
night in the East decreasing moderate to poor.

Humber 
west to southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

German Bight 
west 6-7, decreasing 5-6. good.

Dogger 
west to southwest 6-7, decreasing 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. good.


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