Shipping forecast for the North Irish Sea
Valid for 24 Hours
Issued on Monday, 26 January 2015 at 4:20pm by Ronaldsway Met Office
Warnings
Strong winds.
Synopsis
A weak ridge of high pressure covers the Irish Sea today, with low pressure to the southwest of Greenland, moving eastwards to lie near Iceland by midday tomorrow.
Wind
West or northwest force 5 or 6, decreasing west 4 or 5 early tonight, then backing west or southwest tomorrow morning and increasing 5 or 6 in the afernoon.
State of sea
Slight or moderate.
Weather
Mainly fair.
Visibility
Good.
Outlook for the following 24 hours
Wind
Southwest 5 or 6 veering west overnight into Wednesday and increasing 6 or 7 occasionally gale 8 during Wednesday morning.
State of sea
Moderate becoming moderate or rough overnight into Wednesday.
Weather
Outbreaks of rain or drizzle, clearing to wintry showers Wednesday morning.
Visibility
Good, becoming moderate occasionally poor in rain and drizzle and wintry showers.
Approximate times of tides in Douglas
Low water
(1.3m)
High water
(6.1m)
Low water
(1.5m)
High water
(6.5m)
(heights in metres above Chart Datum)
Forecast by
Colin Gartshore
