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Coastal Reports	At 4 Pm Tuesday 22 May 2012
Malin Head Automatic	South, 13 Knots, Recent Precip, 16 Miles, 1016, Rising Slowly
Buoy M5	South, 7 Knots, The Visibility At Tuskar Lighthouse Is 1 mile, 1019, Rising Slowly
Roche's Pt Automatic.	South, 09 Knots, Fog Thickening, 0.1 Miles, 1018, Rising Slowly
Valentia	South, 12 Knots, Gust 22 Knots, Cloudy, 5 Miles, 1015, Rising Slowly
Belmullet	South, 16 Knots, Cloudy, 35 Miles, 1014, Rising Slowly
Dublin Airport	Southeast, 06 Knots, Cloudy, 10 Miles, 1018, Rising Slowly
Buoy M1 53o 8'N, 11o 12'W	Report Not Available
Buoy M2 53o 29'N, 5o 26'W	South-Southeast, 10 Knots, Wave Ht 0.5 M, 1019, Rising Slowly
Buoy M3 51o 13'N, 10o 33'W	Report Not Available
Buoy M4 55o 0'N 10o 0'W	South-Southeast, 8 Knots, Wave Ht Not Available, Pressure Data Not Available, Pressure Tendency Not Available
Buoy M5 51o 41'N 6o 42'W	South, 7 Knots, Wave Ht 0.8 M, 1019, Rising Slowly
Buoy M6 53o 4'N 15o 56'W	South, Wind Speed Not Available, Wave Ht 03.4 M, 1004, Rising
	Disclaimer: buoy locations are approximate and are not for navigational purposes
Sea Crossings	State of sea until 1600 Thursday 24 May 2012
Dublin - Holyhead	Moderate
Rosslare - South Wales	Moderate
Cork - South Wales	Moderate
Rosslare - France	Moderate
Cork - France	Moderate

Sea Area Forecast until 1800 Wednesday 23 May 2012 Issued at 1800 Tuesday 22 May 2012

Meteorological situation at 1500: A weak warm front is moving slowly across Ireland in a southerly airflow. Pressure remains high to the north and to the south, with low pressure on the Continent and in mid-Atlantic.

Forecast for coasts from Valentia to Erris Head to Rossan Point

Wind: South to southeast force 5 to 6.

Weather: Occasional mist and drizzle, fog-patches.

Visibility: Mainly good, occasionally poor.

Forecast for coasts from Rossan Point to Carlingford Lough to Valentia and the Irish Sea.

Wind: South to southeast force 3 or 4.

Weather: Generally fair, but also fog-patches.

Visibility: Mainly good, occasionally poor.

Warning of heavy swell:

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1800 Thursday 24 May 2012: Light to moderate winds will become east to southeast in direction tomorrow night and during Thursday.

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