{"id":"34012","url":"https://navtex.online/messages/34012","station":{"id":"navtex-ie-valentia-w","name":"Valentia NAVTEX [W]","navarea":"I"},"header":{"letter":"W","subject":"E","subjectName":"Weather forecast","serial":"46"},"refs":[],"firstSeen":"2026-09-28T19:46:55.000Z","lastSeen":"2026-10-17T19:36:42.000Z","copies":2,"sources":2,"quality":1,"text":"ZCZC WE46\nMALIN HEAD RADIO\nSEA AREA FORECAST UNTIL 29/09/2026 18:00 ISSUED: 28/09/2026 17:00\nHIGH WAVES WARNING (HEAVY SWELL): DEVELOPING ON WEST AND SOUTH ATLANTIC\nCOASTS TUESDAY MORNING.\nMETEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AT 1500 UTC\nIRELAND LIES IN A MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY AIRFLOW SITUATED BETWEEN\nAN ANTICYLONE OF 1034HPA NORTHEAST OF ENGAIND AND A DEPRESSION OF 984HPA\nAPPROXIMATELY 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF ERRIS HEAD.\nFORECAST FOR ROCHES POINT TO ERRIS HEAD TO FAIR HEAD\nWIND: SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 6. SOON INCREASING SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 7. LATER\nINCREASING SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO GALE FORCE 8. OCCASIONALLY REACHING STRONG\nGALE FORCE 9 BETWEEN MIZEN HEAD AND LOOP HEAD BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.\nWEATHER: FAIR TO CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING SOON TURNING HEAVY LATER. MIST\nPATCHES BY THE END OF THE PERIOD TOO.\nVISIBILITY: GOOD REDUCING MODERATE OR POOR IN PRECIPITATION AND MIST.\nFORECAST FOR FAIR HEAD TO WICKLOW HEAD TO ROCHES POINT AND FOR THE IRISH\nSEA\nWIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 TO 4 BACKING EASTERLY FORCE 3 OR 4 AND\nOCCASIONALLY FORCE 5 IMMINENT. SOON INCREASING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 OR 5. LATER\nINCREASING FORCE 5 OR 6 AND OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.\nWEATHER: FAIR TO CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING LATER HEAVY AT TIMES. MIST AND\nFOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BY END OF THEIR PERIOD.\nVISIBILITY: GOOD REDUCING MODERATE OR POOR IN PRECIPITATION MIST AND\nFOG. OUTLOOK FOR A FURTHER 24 HOURS UNTIL WEDNESDAY 30/09/2026 18:00\nSTRONG TO GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL VEER SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON\nTUESDAY NIGHT AND EASE MODERATE TO STRONG. WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SPELLS\nOF RAIN CLEARING NORTHEASTWARDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE\nSOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY MORNING TURNING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE CHANCE OF\nISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.\nCOASTAL REPORTS ISSUED AT: 28/09/2026 17:00\nBUOY M5 51 41'N 6 42'W SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS WAVE HT:1.3 M 1018 FALLING\nSLOWLY BUOY M2 532 29'N 52 26'W SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS WAVE HT:0.6 M\n1019 STEADY BUOY M3 51 13'N 102 33'W SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS WAVE HT:2.3\nM 1013 FALLING\nBUOY M6 532 4'N 152 56W SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 32 KNOTS GUST 44 KNOTS WAVE\nHT:3.5 M 1002 FALLING\nEJ M\nNNNN","plain":{"title":"Valentia NAVTEX [W] · Weather forecast · No. 46","issued":null,"text":"Malin head radio\nSea area forecast until 29/09/2026 18:00 issued: 28/09/2026 17:00\nHigh waves warning (heavy swell): developing on west and south atlantic\nCoasts Tuesday morning.\nMeteorological situation at 1500 UTC\nIreland lies in a moderate to fresh southerly airflow situated between\nAn anticylone of 1034hpa northeast of engaind and a depression of 984hpa\nApproximately 400 nautical miles west of erris head.\nForecast for roches point to erris head to fair head\nWind: southeast force 4 to 6. Soon increasing southeast force 5 to 7. Later\nIncreasing southeast force 7 to gale force 8. Occasionally reaching strong\nGale force 9 between mizen head and loop head by the end of the period.\nWeather: fair to cloudy. Rain developing soon turning heavy later. Mist\nPatches by the end of the period too.\nVisibility: good reducing moderate or poor in precipitation and mist.\nForecast for fair head to wicklow head to roches point and for the irish\nSea\nWind: south to southeast force 2 to 4 backing easterly force 3 or 4 and\nOccasionally force 5 imminent. Soon increasing southeast force 4 or 5. Later\nIncreasing force 5 or 6 and occasionally force 7.\nWeather: fair to cloudy. Rain developing later heavy at times. Mist and\nFog patches developing by end of their period.\nVisibility: good reducing moderate or poor in precipitation mist and\nFog. Outlook for a further 24 hours until Wednesday 30/09/2026 18:00\nStrong to gale force southeasterly winds will veer south to southwest on\nTuesday night and ease moderate to strong. Weather: cloudy with heavy spells\nOf rain clearing northeastwards. Scattered showers will develop from the\nSouthwest on Wednesday morning turning heavy at times with the chance of\nIsolated thunderstorms.\nCoastal reports issued at: 28/09/2026 17:00\nBuoy M5 51 41'north force 6 42'w southeast 12 knots wave ht:1.3 m 1018 falling\nSlowly buoy M2 532 29'n 52 26'w south-southeast 12 knots wave ht:0.6 m\n1019 steady buoy M3 51 13'n 102 33'w south-southeast 20 knots wave ht:2.3\nM 1013 falling\nBuoy M6 532 4'n 152°56′W south-southeast 32 knots gust 44 knots wave\nHt:3.5 m 1002 falling\nEj m","summary":"Sea area forecast until 29/09/2026 18:00 issued: 28/09/2026 17:00"},"positions":[[-6.7,51.68333],[-102.55,51.21667]],"status":"unknown","cancelledAt":null,"cancelledBy":null,"official":null,"change":"321448","versions":[{"source":"navtex-net","receivedAt":"2026-09-28T19:46:55.000Z","lastAt":"2026-09-28T19:46:55.000Z","repeats":1,"complete":true,"errorMarks":0,"primary":true,"text":"ZCZC WE46\nMALIN HEAD RADIO\nSEA AREA FORECAST UNTIL 29/09/2026 18:00 ISSUED: 28/09/2026 17:00\nHIGH WAVES WARNING (HEAVY SWELL): DEVELOPING ON WEST AND SOUTH ATLANTIC\nCOASTS TUESDAY MORNING.\nMETEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AT 1500 UTC\nIRELAND LIES IN A MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY AIRFLOW SITUATED BETWEEN\nAN ANTICYLONE OF 1034HPA NORTHEAST OF ENGAIND AND A DEPRESSION OF 984HPA\nAPPROXIMATELY 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF ERRIS HEAD.\nFORECAST FOR ROCHES POINT TO ERRIS HEAD TO FAIR HEAD\nWIND: SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 6. SOON INCREASING SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 7. LATER\nINCREASING SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO GALE FORCE 8. OCCASIONALLY REACHING STRONG\nGALE FORCE 9 BETWEEN MIZEN HEAD AND LOOP HEAD BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.\nWEATHER: FAIR TO CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING SOON TURNING HEAVY LATER. MIST\nPATCHES BY THE END OF THE PERIOD TOO.\nVISIBILITY: GOOD REDUCING MODERATE OR POOR IN PRECIPITATION AND MIST.\nFORECAST FOR FAIR HEAD TO WICKLOW HEAD TO ROCHES POINT AND FOR THE IRISH\nSEA\nWIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 TO 4 BACKING EASTERLY FORCE 3 OR 4 AND\nOCCASIONALLY FORCE 5 IMMINENT. SOON INCREASING SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 OR 5. LATER\nINCREASING FORCE 5 OR 6 AND OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.\nWEATHER: FAIR TO CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING LATER HEAVY AT TIMES. MIST AND\nFOG PATCHES DEVELOPING BY END OF THEIR PERIOD.\nVISIBILITY: GOOD REDUCING MODERATE OR POOR IN PRECIPITATION MIST AND\nFOG. OUTLOOK FOR A FURTHER 24 HOURS UNTIL WEDNESDAY 30/09/2026 18:00\nSTRONG TO GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL VEER SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON\nTUESDAY NIGHT AND EASE MODERATE TO STRONG. WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SPELLS\nOF RAIN CLEARING NORTHEASTWARDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE\nSOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY MORNING TURNING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE CHANCE OF\nISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.\nCOASTAL REPORTS ISSUED AT: 28/09/2026 17:00\nBUOY M5 51 41'N 6 42'W SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS WAVE HT:1.3 M 1018 FALLING\nSLOWLY BUOY M2 532 29'N 52 26'W SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS WAVE HT:0.6 M\n1019 STEADY BUOY M3 51 13'N 102 33'W SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS WAVE HT:2.3\nM 1013 FALLING\nBUOY M6 532 4'N 152 56W SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 32 KNOTS GUST 44 KNOTS WAVE\nHT:3.5 M 1002 FALLING\nEJ M\nNNNN"},{"source":"navtex-lv","receivedAt":"2026-10-17T19:36:42.000Z","lastAt":"2026-10-17T19:36:42.000Z","repeats":1,"complete":false,"errorMarks":122,"primary":false,"text":"ZCZC WE46\nMALIN HEAD RADIO\nSEA AREA FORECAST UNTIL 18/10/2026 18:00 ISSUED: 17/10/2026 1__0\nMET SITUATION AT 1500 UTC\nAN ANTICYCLONE OF 10__HPA CENTRED OVKYVJ_ZHSWM_KKWQBK1_(_17_59 .9$34-53 .-8,)6 3-'534)6 94 -,58:6:)9,8: =-48-_)3 -84!)92 9=34 843)-,$.\nFORECAST FOR MIZEN HEAD TO ROSSAN POIN_ TO BELFAST LOUGH\nWIND: SOUTHEAST TO EAST OR VARIABLE FORCE 2 TO 4. 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