Saturday 3 March 2012


SEA AREA FORECAST 3/3/12
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Sea Area Forecast until 1200 Sunday 04 March 2012

Issued at 1200 Saturday 03 March 2012
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Gale warning: In operation

Small craft warning: In operation

Meteorological situation at 1200: A fresh to strong and gusty west to southwest airflow covers Ireland. The flow will slacken overnight, as pressure rises from the southwest.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Fair Head to Howth Head to Carnsore Point and for the Irish Sea -
Wind: South to southwest, veering southwest to west this afternoon, force 6 or 7 and gusty; decreasing force 4 or 5 this evening, veering northwesterly overnight and possibly decreasing force 3 or 4 for a time.

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Point to Roches Point to Mizen Head -
Wind: Westerly, force 6 or 7 and gusty, decreasing southwesterly or variable, force 3 or 4 later today and early tonight, veering northwesterly overnight and increasing force 4 or 5

Forecast for Irish coastal waters from Mizen Head to Erris Head to Fair Head -
Wind: Southeasterly at first in the northeast, force 6 or 7 and gusty. Otherwise westerly, force 5 to 7, occasionally gale force 8 this afternoon from Erris Head to Fair Head, decreasing force 4 to 6 tonight.

Weather for all sea areas : Occasional showers, some of hail and sleet, with a risk of thunderstorms.

Visibility for all sea areas : Moderate to poor in showers. Otherwise good. Warning of heavy swell for a time today on southern western and northwestern coasts.

Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1200 Monday 05 March 2012: Moderate to fresh, locally strong, west to northwest winds, decreasing light to moderate; scattered wintry showers, with a risk of thunder, but becoming mainly fair.

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