Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Monday 07 October 2024 until 00:00, Tuesday 08 October 2024
Small Craft Warning
Southeast to south winds will reach force 6 tonight (Sunday night) on Irish coasts from Roches Point to Valentia to Erris Head and tomorrow (Monday) from Roches Point to Mizen Head to Loop Head.
Gale Warning
Nil
Atlantic Swell
Heavy swell on southwest and west coasts on Sunday night.
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh to strong southerly airflow with a slow moving depression of 972 hPa centred approximately 240 nautical miles west of Loop Head.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : yes
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Loop Head to Rossan Point
Wind: Southeast to south force 4 to 6. Later backing east to southeast.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Mist patches.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Rossan Point to Fair Head to Howth Head and for the Irish Sea north of Anglesey
Wind: Southeast to south force 3 to 5. Later backing east force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers, some heavy. Mist patches possible.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Howth Head to Carnsore Point to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea south of Anglesey
Wind: South force 4 to 6. Imminently decreasing force 4 or 5. Later backing northeast to east force 4 to 6, possibly touching force 7 in the southeast at the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy or fair with scattered showers, some heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Mist patches. Rain later.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation and mist, otherwise good.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Wednesday 09 October 2024
Fresh to strong cyclonic winds in the southeast, becoming light to moderate during Tuesday. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh northeast to east winds, backing north to northeast and increasing fresh to near gale force. Weather: Outbreaks of rain in the southeast, extending northwest through Tuesday. Scattered heavy showers in the southeast later.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Monday 07 October 2024
All times are local unless specified
