Here you can read the sea forecast for the areas within Norway's responsibility.
The sea forecasts covering areas from 56° north latitude to the Arctic ice edge are automatically generated two times a day. Gale and storm warnings are checked by a meteorologist and issued for sea areas where gale force 8 or stronger is expected.
The relation between wave height and sea state can be found here: https://snl.no/sjøgang.
You can also view the subjective analysis chart, forecast chart, and satellite images, to get a better understanding of the weather developments.
Forecast for monday 5 January 22:00 to wednesday 7 January 09:59
Gale and storm warning
Forties
Forties: East gale 8 from Wednesday 00utc
BnS
BnS: West gale 8 from Wednesday 08utc
D2
D2: Northeast severe gale 9 from Monday 22utc until Tuesday 08utc
D3
D3: East gale 8 from Monday 22utc until Tuesday 00utc
Polar low
D2
D2: Polar low from Monday 22utc until Tuesday 06utc
E2
E2: Polar low from Monday 22utc until Tuesday 06utc
Synoptic situation
Polar low 1003 hPa at, 70 N 02 W, moving SW, expected 1006 hPa at, 65 N 08 W, Tuesday 18 utc.
Low 1010 hPa at, 61 N 22 W, moving E, expected 998 hPa at, 57 N 02 W, Tuesday 18 utc.
Low 1007 hPa at, 59 N 03 E, moving Se, expected 1006 hPa at, 56 N 07 E, Tuesday 18 utc.
High 1026 hPa at, 79 N 16 E, moving S, expected 1027 hPa at, 75 N 15 E, Tuesday 18 utc.
Ocean forecast
Inner Skagerrak
Variable 5. Slight. Snow with poor.
Outer Skagerrak
Northeast 6, occasionally near gale 7. Slight or moderate. Snow with poor.
Fisher
Variable near gale 7, decreasing to 6. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor, becoming rain with moderate.
Forties
Variable 4, increasing to east gale 8. Moderate to very rough. Rain with moderate.
South Utsire
Variable 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
North Utsire
Variable 4. Slight or moderate. Dry and good.
Viking
Southeast 6. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain with moderate.
East-Tampen
Southeast 6. Moderate. Snow with poor, becoming occasional rain with moderate.
Storegga
East 5. Moderate. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
Froeya Bank
East 5. Moderate. Dry and good.
Halten Bank
Southeast 4. Moderate. Dry and good.
Storegga-Halten Bank to Greenwich Meridian
Variable 6, occasionally southeast near gale 7. Moderate, occasionally rough. Snow with poor.
Sklinna Bank
South 4. Slight or moderate. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
Traena Bank
Variable 6. Slight or moderate. Snow with poor.
Roest Bank
Variable 5. Moderate. Snow with poor.
Outer Vestfjord
Variable 4. Slight. Snow with poor.
Vesteraalsbank
Variable 4. Slight or moderate. Dry and good.
Banks outside Troms
Variable 4. Slight. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
Tromsoeflaket
Variable 4, occasionally near gale 7. Moderate. Snow with poor.
Hjelmsoey Bank
Variable 4. Moderate. Snow with poor.
North Cape Bank
Variable 5. Moderate. Snow with poor.
North Bank
Variable 5. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor.
Kildin Bank
Variable 6. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor.
BnS
Variable 5, increasing to west near gale 7, occasionally gale 8. Slight to rough. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good. Risk of moderate icing.
A3
Variable 4, increasing to southwest near gale 7. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Dry and good, becoming occasional snow with poor.
A4
Variable 4, increasing to west near gale 7. Slight. Occasional snow with poor.
A5
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good. Risk of moderate icing.
B2
Variable 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Dry and good. Risk of fog. Risk of moderate icing.
B3
Variable 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
B4
Variable 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Snow with poor.
B5
Variable 4. Slight or moderate. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good. Risk of moderate icing.
C2
South 5. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good. Risk of fog. Risk of moderate icing.
C3
East 6. Moderate, occasionally rough. Snow with poor.
C4
Variable 6. Moderate, occasionally rough. Snow with poor.
C5
Variable 5. Moderate. Snow with poor.
D2
Northeast gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9, becoming 5. Very rough to moderate. Snow with poor.
D3
Variable near gale 7, occasionally east gale 8, becoming variable 6. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor.
Deep D4
Variable 5, occasionally northeast near gale 7. Moderate. Snow with poor.
E2
Variable 5. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough. Snow with poor.
E3
Variable 6, occasionally near gale 7. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor.
Deep E4
East 5. Moderate. Snow with poor.
F2
Variable 5, increasing to east near gale 7. Rough. Snow with poor, becoming rain with moderate.
F3
Variable 6, occasionally near gale 7. Moderate or rough. Snow with poor.