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Shipping forecast for the North Irish Sea

Valid for 24 Hours
Issued on Saturday, 06 June 2026 at 10:15pm by Ronaldsway Met Office
Warnings

Strong winds developing overnight and tomorrow.

Synopsis

An area of low pressure to the northwest of the British Isles and a shallow low over the east of England tracking northeastwards.

Wind

West or southwest 4 or 5 this evening, increasing southwest 5 or 6 towards the end of the night. Becoming mainly south-southwest 6, occasionally 7 for the afternoon tomorrow, decreasing 4 or 5 later.

State of sea

Slight or moderate, becoming moderate or rough tomorrow afternoon.

Weather

Patchy rain or drizzle at first soon clearing to become mainly fair overnight. Rain arriving from the southwest later tomorrow morning and afternoon.

Visibility

Mostly good, then falling moderate or poor in rain tomorrow afternoon.

Outlook for the following 24 hours

Wind

South or southwest 4 or 5, decreasing west or northwest 3 or 4 overnight into Monday. Backing southwest Monday afternoon, increasing 4 or 5 later.

State of sea

Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.

Weather

Rain, heavy at times, soon clearing on Monday morning.

Visibility

Moderate or good, occasionally poor, becoming mostly good later.

Approximate times of tides in Douglas

Low water
(2.2m)
High water
(5.6m)
Low water
(1.4m)
High water
(5.5m)
(heights in metres above Chart Datum)

Forecast by

David Britton
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