ZCZC IE36 ISSUED 260523 WEATHERFORECAST FOR THE BALTIC SEA AREA NEAR GALE WARNING GULF OF FINLAND NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA WEATHER SUMMARY: RIDGE OF H EXTENDING UP OVER SCANDINAVIA FM SOUTH. L MOV E-WARDS IN NORWEGIAN SEA AND TOWARDS NOON DEVELOPS A MINOR L OVER S N SWEDEN. FORECAST VALID 24 HOURS (WIND SCALE IN METERS PER SECOND) SKAGERRAK SW 5-10 THIS AFTERNOON 8-13. OVERNIGHT W-NW AGAIN 5-10. AT NOON PASSING RAIN WITH MOD VIS ELSE MAINLY GOOD VIS. KATTEGAT S-SW 2-6 TOWARDS NOON 5-10. THIS EVENING VEER W-NW. MAINLY GOOD VIS SOME SHWRS. LAKE VAENERN W-SW 4-8 IN AFTERNOON 6-11. OVERNIGHT W 3-7. IN AFTERNOON PASSING RAIN WITH MOD VIS ELSE MAINLY GOOD VIS. THE SOUND THE BELTS WESTERN BALTIC S-SW 1-6 THIS EVENING VEER NW. MAINLY GOOD VIS. SOUTHERN BALTIC SOUTHEASTERN BALTIC CENTRAL BALTIC NORTHERN BALTIC W-SW 2-7. IN AFTERNOON S-SW 6-11. OVERNIGHT VEER W. MAINLY GOOD VIS THIS EVENING LOC SHWR. GULF OF RIGA W-SW 5-10. GOOD VIS OVERNIGHT SOME RAIN. GULF OF FINLAND W-SW 7-12 IN E-PART AT FIRST UP TO 15. RISK OF FOG AND IN THE E RAIN. TOWARDS NOON GOOD VIS BUT OVERNIGHT AGAIN RAIN WITH MOD TO LOC POOR VIS. SEA OF AALAND ARCHIPELAGO SEA SOUTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA NORTHERN SEA OF BOTHNIA W 1-6. THIS AFTERNOON S IN EVENING 7-12. OVERNIGHTVEER W-NW IN SEA OF BOTHNIA 10- 15. MAINLY GOOD VIS FM THIS EVENING RAIN OR SHWRS WITH MOD VIS. THE QUARK BAY OF BOTHNIA W-NW 1-5. IN AFTERNOON S-SW IN EVENING 5-10. OVERNIGHT VEER AGAIN W-NW AND TEMPO DECR. MAINLY GOOD VIS THIS EVENING RAIN WITH MOD-POOR VIS. NNNN