Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 18:00, Thursday 02 October 2025 until 18:00, Friday 03 October 2025
Small Craft Warning
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 or higher at times this evening (Thursday) on all Irish coasts. For tomorrow (Friday), see Gale Warning.
Gale Warning
1. Southerly winds will reach gale force this evening (Thursday) on Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carlingford Lough to Carnsore Point and on the Irish Sea. 2. Southeast to southwest winds will reach gale force or strong gale force tomorrow (Friday) on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea. 3. Southwest to west winds will reach storm force tomorrow afternoon (Friday) on Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Erris Head to Fair Head, increasing to violent storm force 11 at times between Loop Head and Fair Head.
Meteorological Situation at 15:00 UTC
A broad steering depression of 983 hPa, centred to the southeast of Greenland, extends a fresh to strong southerly airflow over Ireland. Storm Amy will track to the northwest of Ireland tomorrow.
Gale Warning: In effect
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Erris Head to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head
Wind: South to southwest force 4 to 6. Later becoming cyclonic variable and increasing gale force 8 to storm force 10. Further increasing strong gale force 9 to violent storm force 11 towards the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times. Soon cloudy or fair with isolated showers. Later cloudy with rain, heavy at times, and possibly with isolated thunderstorms. Mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: South to southwest force 6 to gale force 8. Imminently decreasing southwest force 5 to 7. Soon decreasing force 4 or 5. Later increasing south to southwest gale force 8 or strong gale force 9.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times. Soon cloudy or fair with isolated showers. Later cloudy with rain, heavy at times, and possibly with isolated thunderstorms. Mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Slyne Head to Erris Head
Wind: Southwest force 4 to 6. Soon decreasing force 4 or 5. Later increasing south to southwest gale force 8 to storm force 10. Veering westerly and decreasing force 6 to gale force 8 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times. Imminently cloudy or fair with isolated showers. Soon cloudy with rain, heavy at times, and possibly with isolated thunderstorms. Mist and fog patches too.
Visibility: Moderate to poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 18:00, Saturday 04 October 2025
Gale to storm force southwest to west winds, reaching violent storm force at times in the north, veering northwest and decreasing strong to gale force. Weather: Showers or longer spells of rain, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast issued at: 18:00, Thursday 02 October 2025
All times are local unless specified
