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Shipping forecast for the North Irish Sea

Valid for 24 Hours
Issued on Saturday, 07 September 2024 at 12:00pm by Ronaldsway Met Office
Warnings

Nil.

Synopsis

Low pressure lies in the Bay of Biscay tracking into southern England later.

Wind

East or northeast force 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less this afternoon, before settling north or northeast 3 or 4 this evening. Increasing north or northwest 4 or 5 tomorrow morning.

State of sea

Smooth or slight becoming slight or moderate tomorrow.

Weather

Fair today. Then the risk of mist in the west tomorrow morning, and occasional rain developing in the east of the area tomorrow morning.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor or very poor in any mist tomorrow and moderate in any rain to the east tomorrow.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

North or northwest 4 or 5, increasing northwest 5 or 6, occasionally 7 Sunday afternoon, then more generally 6 or 7 in the evening. Decreasing 4 or 5 later.

State of sea

Slight or moderate becoming mainly moderate during Sunday afternoon.

Weather

Occasional rain or showers mainly in the east of the area during Sunday, otherwise fair and becoming fair in all waters overnight into Monday.

Visibility

Mostly good, but occasionally moderate or poor in any rain/showers.

Approximate times of tides in Douglas

High water
(6.5m)
Low water
(1.6m)
High water
(6.3m)
Low water
(1.2m)
(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Forecast by

David Britton
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