Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Saturday 14 December 2024 until 12:00, Sunday 15 December 2024
Small Craft Warning
Westerly winds will reach force 6 or higher on Irish coasts from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head this afternoon (Saturday) extending to all Irish coasts later.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
A moderate to fresh northwesterly airflow covers Ireland maintained by an anticyclone of 1037hPa centred to the west in the North Atlantic.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head
Wind: Westerly force 5 or 6. Later backing southwesterly and increasing force 5 to 7.
Weather: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and patches of mist spreading from the northwest.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Loop Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Northwesterly force 4 or 5. Soon becoming westerly and increasing force 5 or 6.
Weather: Fair to cloudy with scattered showers, becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle and patches of mist spreading from the northwest imminent.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Monday 16 December 2024
Fresh to strong southwesterly winds increasing near gale or gale force at times on western and northern coasts through Sunday and also on north Irish Sea coasts later. Becoming south to southwest and decreasing moderate to strong Monday evening. Weather: Cloudy with patchy light rain or drizzle, becoming fair with showers.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Saturday 14 December 2024
All times are local unless specified
