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Small Craft Warning

Winds will reach force 6 at times overnight and/or on Saturday; south to southwest veering west to northwest.
Issued at 23:00 on 3-Feb-2012


Sea Area Forecast until 2400 Saturday 04 February 2012

Issued at 2400 Friday 03 February 2012


Gale warning: NIL

Small craft warning: in operation.

Meteorological situation at 2100: A weak occlusion is crossing Ireland followed by an active warm front in a freshening southerly airflow. The cold front will follow during Saturday and the flow will veer northwesterly and ease. Another warm front will move into western areas during Sunday, its progress eastwards blocked by an intense Scandinavian anticyclone 'attempting' to build westwards.

Forecast for all Irish Coastal Waters and for the Irish Sea.
Wind: Southeast force 3 or 4 at first in the Irish Sea otherwise south to southwest force 5 or 6. Veering west to northwest during Saturday force 4. Later increasing to force 5 or 6 again.
Weather: Scattered outbreaks of rain extending eastwards. Becoming fair later.
Visibility: Good locally moderate becoming moderate to poor and later good.

Warning of heavy swell: Nil

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 2400 Sunday 05 February 2012: Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds becoming moderate southwesterly for a time. Showers in the north. Rain/drizzle in the southwest and west.

Next update before 0700 Saturday 04 February 2012
 

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