CWT ALERT - Major North Sea Storm Dec. 5-6 - Europe

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*Major North Sea Storm Dec. 5-6 - Europe*

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Hamburg, 
Scotland - Aberdeen, Bremen, Gdansk, St. Petersburg, Scotland - 
Edinburgh, Scotland - Glasgow, Rotterdam, Scotland - Coulport, Scotland 
- Dundee, Scotland - Shetland Islands, Bruges (Zeebrugge), Den Helder, 
Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Rostock - /Major North Sea storm system to 
cause significant disruptions in the UK and northern Europe Dec. 5-6. 
Expect transport problems; coastal flooding possible./

	

  * *Event:*Major winter storm
  * *Affected Areas:*Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands, Northern UK,
    northern Europe, Scandinavia, Baltics
  * *Time Frame:*Dec. 5-6
  * *Impact:*Air, road, rail, maritime transport disruptions; power outages

*Summary*
An extratropical low pressure system is forecast to strengthen into a 
major winter storm that will bring severe weather to the northern UK, 
Norway, and northern Europe beginning early Dec. 5. The storm (called 
'Xaver' in Germany) will affect the Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands, 
Scotland, and northern England Dec. 5 before entering the North Sea. It 
will then track through southern Norway, central Denmark, and southern 
Sweden until it becomes more stationary over the Baltic Sea Dec. 6. 
Disruptive winter weather may linger in southern Finland, the Baltic 
states, and St. Petersburg, Russia, for several days.

Hurricane force winds of more than 64 kts (74 mph, 118 km/h) are 
possible while the system is in the North Sea, which could potentially 
cause serious maritime and air transport disruptions in the UK, Norway, 
the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark. The arrival of the 
system will coincide with the astronomical high tide, and dangerous 
storm surge could occur in low-lying coastal areas, especially in 
northern Germany and western Denmark.

	
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