ZCZC WE97
MRSC VALENTIA / EJK
SEA AREA FORECAST UNTIL 17/04/2026 18:00
ISSUED: 16/04/2026 17:00
GALE WARNING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH GALE FORCE
8 ON FRIDAY MORNING ON IRISH COASTAL WATERS FROM VALENTIA TO ERRIS HEAD TO
MALIN HEAD.
SMALL CRAFT WARNING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH FORCE 6 OR HIGHER TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ON ALL IRISH COASTS.
HIGH WAVES WARNING (HEAVY SWELL): ON ATLANTIC COASTS.
METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AT 1500 UTC
IRELAND LIES IN A MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTH-WEST AIRFLOW. A DEVELOPING
LOW OF 995HPA IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 400 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-WEST OF VALENTIA.
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK TOWARDS IRELAND THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW.
FORECAST FOR ROCHES POINT TO LOOP HEAD TO BLOODY FORELAND
WIND: SOUTHERLY FORCE 5 OR 6 INCREASING FORCE 6 OR 7. SOON VEERING SOUTHWEST
FORCE 6 OR 7 INCREASING FORCE 6 TO GALE FORCE 8 BETWEEN ERRIS HEAD AND MALIN
HEAD. LATER DECREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 OR 6.
WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND DRIZZLE. BECOMING CLOUDY TO FAIR WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATER. PATCHES OF MIST AND FOG TOO.
VISIBILITY: REDUCING MODERATE OR POOR IN ALL PRECIPITATION MIST AND FOG.
FORECAST FOR BLOODY FORELAND TO HOWTH HEAD TO ROCHES POINT AND FOR THE
IRISH SEA
WIND: SOUTHERLY FORCE 4 OR 5 AND OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 INCREASING FORCE
5 OR 6 IMMINENT. SOON INCREASING FORCE 5 OR 6 AND OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 BETWEEN
FAIR HEAD AND HOWTH HEAD AND ON THE IRISH SEA. LATER DECREASING SOUTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 6.
WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND DRIZZLE. BECOMING CLOUDY TO FAIR WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATER. PATCHES OF MIST AND FOG TOO.
VISIBILITY: REDUCING MODERATE OR POOR IN ALL PRECIPITATION MIST AND FOG.
OUTLOOK FOR A FURTHER 24 HOURS UNTIL SATURDAY 18/04/2026 18:00
FRESH TO STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE LIGHT TO MODERATE
AND VEERING WEST TO NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY MORNING. WEATHER: FAIR TO CLOUDY
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
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