coastal reports and sea crossings forecast

Coastal Reports	at 11 PM Tuesday 9 February 2010
Malin Head	North-Northeast, 10 Knots, Cloudy, 21 Miles, 1022, Steady
Buoy M5	East-Northeast, 15 Knots, The visibility at Tuskar Lighthouse is Greater than 10 Miles, 1019, Rising slowly
Roche's Pt Automatic.	North-Northeast, 09 Knots, Fair, Greater than 10 Miles, 1020, Steady
Valentia	Northeast, 04 Knots, Fair, 16 Miles, 1021, Rising slowly
Belmullet	Northeast, 01 Knot, Fair, 29 Miles, 1023, Rising slowly
Dublin Airport	North-Northwest, 07 Knots, Hail shower, 16 Miles, 1021, Steady
Buoy M1 53o 8'N, 11o 12'W	NOT AVAILABLE,
Buoy M2 53o 29'N, 5o 26'W	Northeast, 16 Knots, WAVE HT 01.3 m, 1020, Steady
Buoy M3 51o 13'N, 10o 33'W	East-Northeast, 19 Knots, WAVE HT 03.0 m, 1019, Rising slowly
Buoy M4 55o 0'N 10o 0'W	Wind not available, WAVE HT 02.9 m, 1023, Steady
Buoy M5 51o 41'N 6o 42'W	East-Northeast, 15 Knots, WAVE HT 02.1 m, 1019, Rising slowly
Buoy M6 53o 4'N 15o 56'W	East-Southeast, 21 Knots, WAVE HT 03.3 m, 1019, Rising slowly
	Disclaimer: buoy locations are approximate and are not for navigational purposes
Sea Crossings	State of sea until 2300 Thursday 11 February 2010
Dublin - Holyhead	Moderate
Rosslare - South Wales	Moderate
Cork - South Wales	Moderate
Rosslare - France	Moderate
Cork - France	Moderate

Sea Area Forecast until 2400 Wednesday 10 February 2010 Issued at 2400 Tuesday 09 February 2010

Meteorological situation at 2100:

An anticyclone of 1026hpa lies close to Iceland as an northeasterly airflow extends down over the country.

Forecast for all Irish coasts and the Irish Sea

Wind: Northeast force 4 to 5, locally force 6 in the south Irish Sea during tomorrow.

Weather for all Sea Areas: Mostly fair

Visibility for all Sea Areas: Generally good.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 2400 Thursday 11 February 2010: Northerly winds will freshen along the east coast and in the Irish Sea during Thursday but will be light elsewhere.