Valid until 0600 Thu 20 Jun 2013

Issued at 0600 Wed 19 Jun 2013

Meteorological Situation at 0300: A weak ridge of high pressure covers Ireland, with a slack airflow, mainly between southwest and northwest in direction. Weak weather fronts are approaching from the Atlantic and a weak occlusion will track close to western and northern coasts today.

Wind: Northwesterly or variable, force 3 or less, but occasionally force 4 in sea breezes today, becoming southerly or variable tonight, force 3 or less.

Weather: Mainly fair in the east and south, but patches of rain and drizzle at times along western and northern coasts and tonight in the southwest also.

Visibility: Mostly moderate or good, but moderate to poor locally at times in the southwest, west and north.

Wind: Mainly northwesterly, force 3 or 4, becoming westerly or variable, force 2 to 4, later this evening and tonight, later increasing southerly, force 3 or 4, in the southwest.

Weather: Mainly fair in the east and south, but patches of rain and drizzle at times along western and northern coasts and tonight in the southwest also.

Visibility: Mostly moderate or good, but moderate to poor locally at times in the southwest, west and north.

Wind: Mainly southwesterly, force 3 or 4, but reaching force 5 at times in the north and northwest, backing southerly, force 3 or 4, tonight.

Weather: Mainly fair in the east and south, but patches of rain and drizzle at times along western and northern coasts and tonight in the southwest also.

Visibility: Mostly moderate or good, but moderate to poor locally at times in the southwest, west and north.

Light to moderate variable winds in the east and in the Irish Sea. Elsewhere, mostly moderate to fresh southerly at first, but strong locally in the west. Winds later becoming moderate to fresh west to northwest in all sea areas. Rain and drizzle spreading from the Atlantic tonight and tomorrow and heavier rain developing in the east and in the Irish Sea later tomorrow.