Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Saturday 31 August 2024 until 18:00, Sunday 01 September 2024
Small Craft Warning
Southeast winds will reach force 6 at times tonight (Saturday) and tomorrow morning (Sunday) on Irish coasts from Bloody Foreland to Fair Head to Carlingford Lough.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A light to moderate, occasionally fresh southeasterly airflow covers Ireland, generated by an anticyclone of 1030hPa, centred off the west coast of Norway. As the anticyclone slowly declines northwards, frontal troughs will gradually approach from the west.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Fair Head to Howth Head and for the north Irish Sea
Wind: Increasing east to southeast force 4 or 5 and gusty imminent, reaching force 6 at times. Later decreasing easterly force 3 to 5.
Weather: Mostly fair. Cloudy to fair soon with chance of isolated showers.
Visibility: Good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Howth Head to Carnsore Point to Mizen Head and for the south Irish Sea
Wind: Easterly force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5 on the south Irish Sea. Later decreasing easterly or variable force 3 or less from Howth Head to Dungarvan and on the south Irish Sea.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Showers later with chance of isolated thunderstorms by the end of the period.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers later.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Loop Head to Erris Head
Wind: Increasing southeasterly force 4 or 5 and gusty imminent. Later increasing force 4 to 6 between Mizen Head and Loop Head but decreasing force 2 to 4 north of Loop Head.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Rain later with the chance of embedded thunderstorms by the end of the period.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor later.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Monday 02 September 2024
Mostly light to moderate southeasterly winds, fresh or strong at times in the north, northeast and southwest. Fresh to strong northwesterly winds will gradually extend from the west Sunday night and Monday, reaching near gale force in the west and southwest Sunday night and Monday morning. Weather: Rain or showers developing in most areas through Sunday evening and night, heavy or thundery at times before easing through Monday and clearing from western sea areas by the end of the period.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Saturday 31 August 2024
All times are local unless specified
