Sea Area Forecast

Sea Area Forecast until 1200 Sunday 26 March 2023. Issued at 1200 Saturday 25 March 2023.

Meteorological Situation at 0900: Ireland lies in a light to moderate westerly airflow with a low pressure centre of 989hPa in the North Sea. Another low pressure centre of 997hPa, to the southwest of Ireland, will track across southern parts of the country tonight and will be followed by a northeasterly airflow later.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Rossan Point to Fair Head to Howth Head and for the North Irish Sea.

Wind: Westerly force 3 to 5, easing variable force 3 or less imminent. Soon becoming east to southeasterly force 3 to 5. Later increasing easterly force 5 or 6. Moderating northeast force 4 to 5 by the end of the period.

Weather: Scattered showers, prolonged in northeast. Mostly fair soon. Fair to cloudy for a time later with patchy rain.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation. Otherwise good.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Howth Head to Carnsore Point to Roches Point and for the South Irish Sea

Wind: Southwest force 4. Backing southerly force 3 to 5 imminent. Soon increasing cyclonic force 5 or 6. Later decreasing variable force 3 or 4 for a time before increasing northeast force 5 or 6.

Weather: Mostly fair at first. Outbreaks of rain imminent and soon. Mostly fair later.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation. Otherwise good.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Valentia to Slyne Head

Wind: Southerly force 3 to 5. Increasing east to southeast force 5 to 7 imminent and soon becoming cyclonic. Later becoming northerly. Moderating force 4 to 6 by the end of the period.

Weather: Rain and fog imminent. Cloudy to fair later.

Visibility: Becoming moderate or poor. Later improving good.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Slyne Head to Erris Head to Rossan Point

Wind: Variable force 3 or 4 imminent. Soon becoming northeast force 3 to 5, occasionally reaching force 6 in places.

Weather: Cloudy to fair with a few showers.

Visibility: Moderate or poor in precipitation. Otherwise good.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1200 Monday 27 March 2023: Mostly moderate or fresh north or northeast winds, becoming moderate east to southeasterly in most areas , but fresh to strong along western coasts. Fair or fine in the north and east. Cloudy or fair elsewhere with a few showers.