A bulletin was issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami at 3am on Monday morning.
Maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour and two to three inches of rainfall have been predicted in the latest and final Post-Tropical Cyclone Ophelia Advisory bulletin published by the National Hurricane Center in Miami in the early hours of Monday morning.
As of 3am on Monday morning (11pm Atlantic Standard Time), the centre of the storm was located approximately 220 miles southwest of Mizen Head and is expected to hit southern parts of the country early in the morning before spreading gradually northwards throughout the day.
The bulletin warns that “wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains are often up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be even greater”.
It also warns of “significant coastal flooding near and to the east of where the centre of the post-tropical cyclone makes landfall”, that “the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves” and that “preparations to protect lives and property should be complete”.
On Monday morning, Met Éireann issued an update to its status red weather warning, advising the times at which winds will reach their maximum strengths in various parts of the country.
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