Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Thursday 13 November 2025 until 18:00, Friday 14 November 2025
Small Craft Warning
Northeasterly winds will reach force 6 or higher this evening (Thursday) on Irish coasts from Valentia to Bloody Foreland to Carlingford Lough, gradually extending to all Irish coasts by Friday morning.
Gale Warning
Northeasterly winds will reach gale force 8 tomorrow (Friday) on Irish coastal waters from Belfast Lough to Roches Point to Rossan Point and for the Irish Sea.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to near gale force cyclonic airflow, with a depression of 984hPa, centred approximately 530 nautical miles southwest or Valentia. Associated fronts are lying across northern parts of the country, with further fronts approaching from the south.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Loop Head to Malin Head to Carlingford Lough
Wind: Increasing northeasterly mainly force 6 or 7 and gusty imminent. Later increasing gale force 8 at times in the west and northeast.
Weather: Becoming cloudy to fair imminent with scattered showers. Later cloudy in parts of the west and northeast, with scattered outbreaks of rain, drizzle and mist.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carlingford Lough to Roches Point to Loop Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Increasing northeast to east mainly force 4 or 5 and gusty, increasing force 6 at times between Valentia and Loop Head. Soon increasing northeasterly force 6 or 7 and gusty. Later increasing mainly force 7 or gale force 8 and gusty, strong gale force 9 at times in the south and east.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Mist and fog patches. Soon cloudy with rain and drizzle. Rain turning heavy at times later.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Saturday 15 November 2025
Strong to gale force northeasterly winds, possibly reaching strong gale force for a time in the east and south. Winds will ease mostly fresh to near gale force easterly through Saturday morning, further decreasing moderate to strong on Saturday afternoon. Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers in the north and northwest. Cloudy with rain and drizzle elsewhere, heavy for a time, before gradually petering out.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Thursday 13 November 2025
All times are local unless specified
