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Finland weather warnings

5 warnings are in force in Finland: 1 orange (severe) and 4 yellow (moderate), for wind, coastal event.

Read from EUMETNET MeteoAlarm Sun 20 Sept, 17:17 EEST. Times are local (Eastern European Summer Time).

What this means

MeteoAlarm’s awareness levels, used by every member service, not the US categories.

  • Red (Extreme) Very dangerous; take action
  • Orange (Severe) Dangerous; be prepared
  • Yellow (Moderate) Potentially dangerous; be aware

Orange (Severe)1

Orange Wind Warning

Areas Kainuu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Eteläosa, Pudasjärvi, Taivalkoski, Kuusamo

From Until Issued

English

Wind warning for land areas: Strong winds from west to southwest may bring strong gusts of 20 m/s.

Finnish

Tuulivaroitus maa-alueille: Lännen ja lounaan välinen tuuli on vaarallisen voimakasta, tuulen nopeus puuskissa 20 m/s.

Swedish

Vindvarning för landområden: Den västlig till sydvästliga vinden är farligt kraftigt, i vindbyarna 20 m/s.

Finnish Meteorological InstituteOriginal

Yellow (Moderate)4

Yellow Coastal Event Warning

Areas Suomenlahden itäosa, Suomenlahden länsiosa, Pohjois-Itämeren itäosa, Pohjois-Itämeren länsiosa, Perämeren eteläosa, Perämeren pohjoisosa

From Until Issued

English

Wave height warning: Rough waves occur. Significant wave height exceeds 2.5 meters.

Finnish

Aallokkovaroitus: esiintyy kohtalaista aallokkoa, jossa merkitsevä aallonkorkeus ylittää 2,5 metriä.

Swedish

Varning för sjögång: förekommer måttlig sjögång, där den signifikanta våghöjden överstiger 2,5 meter.

Finnish Meteorological InstituteOriginal

Yellow Wind Warning

Areas Suomenlahden itäosa, Suomenlahden länsiosa, Merenkurkku

From Until Issued

English

Strong wind advisory: Southwest wind 12 m/s.

Finnish

Huomautus veneilijöille: Lounaistuulta 12 m/s.

Swedish

Meddelande för båtförare: sydvästlig vind 12 m/s.

Finnish Meteorological InstituteOriginal

Yellow Wind Warning

Areas Perämeren pohjoisosa

From Until Issued

English

Wind warning for sea areas: West near gale 16 m/s.

Finnish

Kovan tuulen varoitus: Länsituulta 16 m/s.

Swedish

Varning för hård vind: västlig vind 16 m/s.

Finnish Meteorological InstituteOriginal

Yellow Wind Warning

Areas Perämeren eteläosa

From Until Issued

English

Wind warning for sea areas: West near gale 14 m/s.

Finnish

Kovan tuulen varoitus: Länsituulta 14 m/s.

Swedish

Varning för hård vind: västlig vind 14 m/s.

Finnish Meteorological InstituteOriginal

Sources

Warnings from the national weather service of Finland, redistributed by EUMETNET MeteoAlarm. Each warning names its issuer and the time it was issued.

meteoalarm.org: Time delays between this website and the www.meteoalarm.org website are possible. For the most up-to-date awareness information as published by the participating National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, please refer to www.meteoalarm.org.

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