Time, danger warning | Warning of danger of high wind and precipitation in southern Norway: Police ask boat owners to secure boats

Wind gusts can reach up to 20 meters per second in eastern Norway, writes NRK. In addition, between 40 and 60 millimeters of precipitation are expected in twelve hours. Most of the precipitation is local in Buskerud and Telemark.

– Due to the danger of large amounts of precipitation and strong gales during the night, we ask everyone to mark unregistered boats and make sure the boat and equipment are properly secured, the Oslo police write. Twitter.

The Rescue Company also asks boat owners to mark the boats.

– The main rescue center and lifeboats have had many unnecessary search operations due to unsecured and unmarked vessels, they write in Twitter.

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Snow in the mountains

Also, all loose objects, which can fly, must be tied up, according to the meteorologist.

– Note that it can be falling trees and things like that. During the night we waited up to 20 meters per second in gusts. It’s not very often that we have such strong wind gusts in eastern Norway, but we are now in a stream of low-pressure activity producing gusts here too, says state meteorologist Marianne Skolem Andersen of the Romerikes Blad Meteorological Institute.

A yellow hazard warning for snow was also posted over 700-900 meters in southern Norway.

– Now it’s maybe a good part that you start your fall break today, and then it’s important to be aware that there can be snow on the road from night to Saturday, and stay there still early tomorrow, says state meteorologist Rannveig Eikill to NRK.

Also further north in the country, a yellow warning was issued for snow at the heights.

– From evening to Saturday, snow showers of over 400-600 meters are expected in Ofoten and Troms. On Saturday afternoon, the snow line drops to 200-400 meters, before the rains subside into the evening, writes the Meteorological Institute in Twitter.

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Warm in the west

The wind will also pick up in the north.

– There will be a strong gale from the northwest, and tonight there may be a small storm between the North Cape and Vardø. Low pressure is blowing rapidly to the northeast and the wind is already easing tonight in Nordland and Saturday morning in Finnmark, he writes Meteorological Institute.

– On Sunday, the sea wind carries the residence and the sun in Finnmark and Troms and in much of Nordland, they write.

Also in western Norway reported This is fine weather towards the end of the weekend and early next week, with up to 20 degrees on Sundays and Mondays.

(© NTB)