coastal reports and sea crossings forecast

Coastal Reports	At 5 Am Tuesday 21 May 2013
Malin Head Automatic	North-Northwest, 15 Knots, Recent Drizzle, 12 Miles, 1022, Steady
Buoy M5	North-Northwest, 15 Knots, The Visibility At Tuskar Lighthouse Is Greater Than 10 Miles, 1020, Steady
Roche's Pt Automatic	North-Northwest, 20 Knots, Gust 32 Knots, Fair, 26 Miles, 1021, Falling Slowly
Valentia Automatic	North, 08 Knots, Cloudy, 26 Miles, 1024, Steady
Belmullet Automatic	Northwest, 08 Knots, Recent Drizzle, 14 Miles, 1024, Steady
Dublin Airport	West-Northwest, 13 Knots, Cloudy, 13 Miles, 1021, Steady
Buoy M1 53o 8'N, 11o 12'W	Report Not Available
Buoy M2 53o 29'N, 5o 26'W	North-Northwest, 11 Knots, Wave Ht Not Available, 1019, Steady
Buoy M3 51o 13'N, 10o 33'W	Report Not Available
Buoy M4 55o 0'N 10o 0'W	Report Not Available
Buoy M5 51o 41'N 6o 42'W	North-Northwest, 15 Knots, Wave Ht Not Available, 1020, Steady
Buoy M6 53o 4'N 15o 56'W	West-Southwest, Wind Speed Not Available, Wave Ht Not Available M, 1027, Falling Slowly
	Disclaimer: buoy locations are approximate and are not for navigational purposes
Sea Crossings	State of sea until 0400 Thursday 23 May 2013
Dublin - Holyhead	Slight to moderate.
Rosslare - South Wales	Slight to moderate.
Cork - South Wales	Slight to moderate.
Rosslare - France	Moderate.
Cork - France	Moderate.

Sea Area Forecast until 0600 Wednesday 22 May 2013 Issued at 0600 Tuesday 21 May 2013

Meteorological situation at 4am: A moderate to fresh Northerly airflow over the region will ease. A very weak weather front will move in from the Atlantic today.

Forecast for coasts from Malin Head to Fair Head to Carlingford Lough and for the North Irish Sea

Wind: Northwest force 5 or 6, moderating force 4 or 5 today.

Forecast for coasts from Carlingford Lough to Wicklow Head to Carnsore Point and for the South Irish Sea

Wind: North to Northwest force 5 or 6, decreasing force 4 or 5 this morning and further decreasing variable force 2 to 4 in the afternoon and evening.

Forecast for coasts from Carnsore Point to Loop Head to Malin Head

Wind: North to Northwest force 4 or 5 backing West to Northwest force 3 or 4 for a time today.

Weather for all sea areas: Fair at first apart from some patchy mist or drizzle. Scattered outbreaks of drizzle spreading from the Atlantic today and tonight.

Visibility for all sea areas: Good decreasing moderate or poor in mist or drizzle.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 0600 Thursday 23 May 2013:

Moderate to fresh North to Northwest winds increasing strong to near gale, slackest in the West. Fair apart from some showers.