Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Tuesday 16 April 2024 until 18:00, Wednesday 17 April 2024
Small Craft Warning
1. North to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times this evening and early tonight on all Irish coasts 2. North to northwest winds will reach force 6 or higher overnight and on Wednesday on coasts from Fair Head to Howth Head to Hook Head
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a fresh to strong and unstable northwesterly airflow between a depression of 994 hPa centred near Denmark and an anticyclone of 1037 hPa in mid-Atlantic. Showery troughs are embedded in the flow. An occluded front will move down from the northwest on Wednesday.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Hook Head to Slyne Head to Fair Head
Wind: North to northwest force 5 or 6, soon decreasing force 4 or 5, later decreasing force 2 to 4 between Rossan Pt and Fair Head
Weather: Scattered showers dying out this evening, becoming fair tonight. Rain and drizzle spreading southwards on Wednesday.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers and in rain on Wednesday.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Howth Head to Hook Head and for the Irish Sea
Wind: North to northwest force 4 to 6, increasing force 5 or 6 imminent, later decresing force 4 or 5 on Wednesday afternoon.
Weather: Scattered showers dying out this evening, becoming fair tonight. Rain and drizzle spreading southwards on Wednesday.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers and in rain on Wednesday.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Thursday 18 April 2024
Moderate to fresh north to northwest winds, backing westerly on Thursday and increasing occasionally strong on northern coasts. Light rain and drizzle clearing slowly southwards. Mainly fair on Thursday, but some patchy drizzle at times.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Tuesday 16 April 2024
All times are local unless specified
