PRAGUE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Central European day-ahead power

prices tumbled on Tuesday to levels normally seen on weekends

and holidays due to strong wind generation and forecasts for

unseasonably warm weather, traders said.

On regional exchanges Czech and Slovak electricity for

Wednesday fell 22 percent to 27.63 euros ($37.19) per megawatt

hour, while Hungary spot plummeted 37 percent to 30.51 euros.

In the over-the-counter market, Czech power fell to 29

euros, about a 1.50 euro premium over German levels. Hungarian

day-ahead remained well above its regional peers at 52 euros. A

big disparity between prices Hungary's OTC and exchange markets

is not unusual.

'The wind is huge tomorrow and the weather is warmer,' one

trader said.

Data from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon showed forecasts for

wind generation in Germany surging above 18 GW.

Temperatures were expected to climb near 10 degrees Celsius

on Wednesday before gradually returning to more typical wintry

conditions.

Further along the curve, the Czech Cal '14 fell 35 cents to

40.60 euros, giving up strong gains from a day earlier and

falling back towards the contract's all-time low of 40.55 euros.

The long-term Czech contract has hit numerous record lows in

recent weeks due to weak fuels and low spot prices, which have

pulled down the curve.

Around the region, the benchmark German Cal '14 contract

fell 44 cents to 41 euros on Germany's EEX exchange in afternoon

trade.

Serbian water levels were expected to remain flat on all

rivers except the Danube and Morava where they are rising

through Feb. 5, Serbia's hydrometeorological service said in a

weekly forecast.

Data from Poland's grid operator showed utilities would have

2.3 gigawatts of power offline for planned maintenance on

Thursday. Day-ahead on Poland's POLPX fell to

146.58 zlotys ($46.99) from 150.62 zlotys.

Brent crude oil held above $113 as traders awaited data to

gauge the strength of the economies of the United States and

China, the world's largest oil consumers.

The benchmark EU carbon contract, EU Allowances for December

delivery, fell nearly 3 percent to 4.07 euros a tonne

in afternoon trade.

($1 = 0.7429 euros)

($1 = 3.1194 Polish zlotys)

(Reporting by Michael Kahn; Editing by Jane Baird)

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