The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management warns of a storm in the Baltic Sea. The wind is expected to blow with gusts of up to 9 on the Beaufort scale, which means exceeding 80 kilometers per hour. Sailing conditions will be very difficult.
Forecasters from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management warn of a storm in the Southeast Baltic. Second-degree alarms have been issued for part of the eastern coastal zone, i.e. for the area from the Rozewie Lighthouse to the eastern border of the country.
“Today and tomorrow there will be a storm on the Baltic Sea. There will be a westerly wind of 6 to 7 on the Beaufort scale, with gusts of 8 to 9 on the Beaufort scale,” he reported on social media on Saturday. IMWM. This means that wind gusts could reach speeds of 76-87 kilometers per hour.
IMGW has also issued first-degree warnings for the Southern Baltic. Forecasters are forecasting a westerly wind, which will reach 5 to 7 on the Beaufort scale on Saturday. On Sunday, gusts may reach 8 on the Beaufort scale.
High waves on the Baltic Sea
On the YouTube platform, IMWM reported that waves could reach three meters in the southeastern Baltic Sea.
“The conditions for sailing are very difficult. It is better to wait out these two days in port. In the coastal zone, the western, stormy wind will also generate a high wave: on the beaches on the open sea and on the Vistula Spit it may be about 1.5 to 2 m. Bathing in such conditions is a deadly threat,” it was emphasized. As added, in the western part of the Bay of Pomerania and on the Bay of Gdańsk in the Tri-City area, the waves are to be much lower and are to reach less than a meter.
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