ZCZC WE84
SEA AREA FORECAST UNTIL 16/09/2026 18:00
ISSUED: 15/09/2026 18:00
WARNINGS
GALE WARNING: NIL
SMALL CRAFT WARNING: 1. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH FORCE 6 AT TIMES THIS
EVENING (TUESDAY) ON IRISH COASTS FROM ROCHES POINT TO ERRIS HEAD TO BELFAST
LOUGH. 2. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH FORCE 6 OR HIGHER TOMORROW AFTERNOON*(**EDNESDAY)
ON IRISH COASTS FROM MIZEN HEAD TO ERRIS HEAD TO FAIR HEAD.
HIGH WAVES WARNING (HEAVY SWELL):
METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AT 1500 UTC
IRELAND LIES IN A FRESH TO STRONG AND UNSTABLE NORTHWESTERLY AIRFLOW BETWEEN
AN ANTICYCLONE OF 1039HPA TO THE NORTH OF THE AZORES AND A DEPRESSION OF
995HPA TO THE NORTHEAST OF SCOTLAND.
FORECAST FOR ROCHES POINT TO ERRIS HEAD TO BELFAST LOUGH
WIND: NORTHWEST FORCE 5 OR 6 AND GUSTY. SOON DECREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 4 OR 5. LATER BACKING SOUTHWEST. INCREASING FORCE 5 OR 6 OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7 BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
WEATHER: MOSTLY FAIR WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES.
VISIBILITY: GOOD DECREASING MODERATE OR POOR IN SHOWERS.
FORECAST FOR BELFAST LOUGH TO WICKLOW HEAD TO ROCHES POINT AND FOR THE
IRISH SEA
WIND: NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 6. LATER DECREASING WESTERLY FORCE 3 TO 5. BACKING
SOUTHWEST BY THE END OF THE PERIOD..WEATHER: MOSTLY FAIR WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES.
VISIBILITY: GOOD DECREASING MODERATE OR POOR IN SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOR A FURTHER 24 HOURS UNTIL THURSDAY 17/09/2026 18:00
FRESH TO NEAR GALE SOUTHWEST WINDS. VEERING WESTERLY ON THURSDAY MORNING.
WEATHER: RAIN EXTENDING FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CLEARING TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS SOME HEAVY ON THURSDAY MORNING.
BUOY M1 53 8'N 11 12'W
BUOY M2 53 29'N 5 26W
BUOY M3 51 13'N 10 33'W
BUOY M4 55 ON 10 O'W
BUOY M6 53 4'N 15 56'W
WEST 14 KNOTS WAVE HT:1.5 M 1019 STEADY
WEST-NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS CLOUDY 12 MILES 1019 RISING SLOWLY
WEST-NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS FAIR 26 MILES 1016 RISING SLOWLY
REPORT NOT AVAILABLE
WEST-NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS WAVE HT:1.2 M 1016 RISING SLOWLY
NORTHWEST 23 KNOTS WAVE HT:3.5 M 1023 RISING SLOWLY
REPORT NOT AVAILABLE
WEST-NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS WAVE HT:3.8 M 1027 RISING SLOWLY
WEST-NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS GUST 26 KNOTS CLOUD**
QI MILES 1019 RISING SLOWLY
WEST-NORTHWEST 18 KNOTS FAIR 18 MILES 1021 RISING SLOWLY
NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS FAIR 12 MILES 1022 RISING SLOWLY
NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS CHOUDY 15 MILES 1*WPN RISING SLOWLY
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