Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 03 July 2025 until 00:00, Friday 04 July 2025
Small Craft Warning
Southwest to west winds will increase to force 6 or higher overnight and during Thursday on Irish coasts from Slyne Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head.
Gale Warning
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
An anticyclone of 1032hPa centered northeast of the Azores extends a ridge of high pressure over Ireland in a light to moderate westerly airflow. A weak Atlantic warm front approaches the northwest coast.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: Southwest to west force 4 or 5. Imminent increasing force 4 to 6. Soon increasing force 5 or 6, occasionally force 7.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with rain, drizzle and mist imminent. Soon clearing to showers. Later becoming cloudy with patchy drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in precipitation or mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea.
Wind: Northwest force 2 to 4, occasionally force 5. Imminent becoming westerly force 3 or 4. Soon increasing southwest to west force 3 to 5. Occasionally touching force 6 on the North Irish Sea later.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, clearing by the end of the period.
Visibility: Reducing moderate or poor in showers.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 05 July 2025
Fresh to strong southwesterly winds increase strong to gale force on Friday morning along north and west coasts. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds elsewhere, becoming fresh to strong on Friday morning and reaching near gale at times later. Weather: Becoming cloudy with rain and drizzle in the northwest extending elsewhere during Friday.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 03 July 2025
All times are local unless specified
