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Coastal Reports	at 5 PM Thursday 9 February 2012
Malin Head Automatic	South-Southwest, 06 Knots, MOD. DRIZZLE, 1.0 Miles, 1032, Falling slowly
Buoy M5	West-Southwest, 14 Knots, The visibility at Tuskar Lighthouse is 8.5 Miles, 1035, Falling slowly
Roche's Pt Automatic.	West-Southwest, 06 Knots, MIST, 9.5 Miles, 1035, Falling slowly
Valentia	South, 05 Knots, Cloudy, 5 Miles, 1035, Falling slowly
Belmullet	Southwest, 13 Knots, Fog, 0.3 Miles, 1032, Steady
Dublin Airport	West-Southwest, 13 Knots, Rain/drizzle, 3 Miles, 1034, Falling slowly
Buoy M1 53o 8'N, 11o 12'W	NOT AVAILABLE,
Buoy M2 53o 29'N, 5o 26'W	South-Southwest, 5 Knots, WAVE HT NOT AVAILABLE m, 1035, Steady
Buoy M3 51o 13'N, 10o 33'W	NOT AVAILABLE,
Buoy M4 55o 0'N 10o 0'W	West-Southwest, 11 Knots, WAVE HT 2.8 m, 1031, Falling slowly
Buoy M5 51o 41'N 6o 42'W	West-Southwest, 14 Knots, WAVE HT 01.8 m, 1035, Falling slowly
Buoy M6 53o 4'N 15o 56'W	South, NOT AVAILABLE Knots , WAVE HT NOT AVAILABLE m, 1029, Falling slowly
	Disclaimer: buoy locations are approximate and are not for navigational purposes
Sea Crossings	State of sea until 1800 Saturday 11 February 2012
Dublin - Holyhead	Moderate to slight.
Rosslare - South Wales	Moderate to slight.
Cork - South Wales	Moderate.
Rosslare - France	Moderate.
Cork - France	Moderate.

Sea Area Forecast until 1800 Friday 10 February 2012 Issued at 1800 Thursday 09 February 2012

Meteorological situation at 1500: High pressure covers the country with embedded fronts which are slow moving. A moist southwesterly airflow will become variable overnight.

Forecast for coasts from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head

Wind: Southwest force 3 or 4, decreasing and backing southerly overnight.

Forecast for coasts from Malin Head to Carnsore Pt to Mizen Head and the Irish Sea

Wind: Southwest force 3 or 4, becoming variable force 3 or less overnight. Increasing and becoming mainly southerly force 3 to 5 on Friday.

Weather for all sea areas: Misty with rain and drizzle with fog in many places.

Visibility for all sea areas: Poor to moderate at times.

Warning of heavy swell: Nil

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1800 Saturday 11 February 2012: Moderate to fresh south to southeast winds. Misty with drizzle and fog.

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