Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Monday 14 April 2025 until 12:00, Tuesday 15 April 2025
Small Craft Warning
1. Southerly winds will reach force 6 at times today on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Erris Head to Bloody Foreland and on coasts from Fair Head to Belfast Lough to Strangford Lough. 2. Northwest winds will reach force 6 tomorrow morning on Irish coasts from Valentia to Loop Head to Erris Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
A depression of 981hPa centred over Iceland generates a moderate to fresh southwest airflow over the country. Showery troughs are embedded in the flow.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Hook Head to Loop Head to Bloody Foreland
Wind: Southwest force 4 or 5, reaching force 6 at times. Soon veering west to northwest, decreasing northwest force 3 or 4 by the end of the period.
Weather: Fair with scattered showers with the chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in showers, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Bloody Foreland to Strangford Lough to Wicklow Head
Wind: Southerly force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6 in the northeast. Later veering northwest and decreasing force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy with rain. Scattered showers imminent with the chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Wicklow Head to Carnsore Point to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southerly force 2 to 4 imminent, later veering northerly and increasing force 4 or 5.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, clearing by the end of the period.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Wednesday 16 April 2025
Moderate to fresh northerly winds, increasing moderate to strong in the east on Tuesday evening. Decreasing light to moderate southerly or variable elsewhere. Weather: Isolated showers, rain and drizzle in the east.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Monday 14 April 2025
All times are local unless specified
