Sea Area Forecast
Forecast valid from: 06:00, Thursday 24 April 2025 until 06:00, 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 03:00 UTC
High pressure of 1029hPa east of Iceland extends a ridge south over Ireland. A complex area of low pressure with several embedded fronts lies west of Ireland.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : Nil
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Loop Head to Malin Head.
Wind: Southeast force 4 or 5. Later changing southerly force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy with rain.
Visibility: Reducing moderate in rain.
Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Malin Head to Wicklow Head to Roches Point and for the Irish Sea.
Wind: Southeast force 3 or 4. Later increasing southeast force 5 or 6.
Weather: Fair. Cloudy with rain developing later.
Visibility: Reducing moderate in rain.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 06:00, Saturday 26 April 2025
Moderate to fresh southerly winds, increasing strong at times in the north and east. Easing light to moderate southwesterly Friday evening. Weather: Cloudy to fair with occasional showers.
Forecast issued at: 06:00, Thursday 24 April 2025
All times are local unless specified
