Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 12:00, Thursday 24 April 2025 until 12:00, Friday 25 April 2025
Small Craft Warning
Southeasterly winds will increase to force 6 or 7 from Friday morning on coasts from Bloody Foreland to Strangford Lough to Carnsore Point.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 09:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to fresh southeasterly airflow with a depression of 991 hPa in the mid-Atlantic. Associated fronts move eastwards over the country.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Rossan Point to Malin Head to Fair Head
Wind: Southeast force 4 to 6. Later increasing force 6 or 7 east of Malin Head.
Weather: Cloudy with rain or drizzle imminent. Patches of mist.
Visibility: Moderate in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Howth Head to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: Southeast force 3 to 5. Later increasing force 4 to 6.
Weather: Cloudy or fair. Later cloudy with rain or drizzle. Patches of mist.
Visibility: Moderate in precipitation and mist.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Hook Head to Valentia to Rossan Point
Wind: Southeast force 4 to 6. Soon decreasing southeast to south force 3 to 5. Later becoming southerly or variable force 2 to 4.
Weather: Cloudy with rain or drizzle. Areas of mist and fog. Later fair with scattered showers.
Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation, mist and fog.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 12:00, Saturday 26 April 2025
Moderate to strong southeasterly winds in the north and east, decreasing light to moderate. Light to moderate south to southwest or variable winds elsewhere, increasing moderate to fresh southerly in the west on Saturday morning. Weather: Rain, drizzle and mist clearing from the north and east. Otherwise fair with scattered showers.
Forecast issued at: 12:00, Thursday 24 April 2025
All times are local unless specified
