Weather warnings for Storm Dudley, which is to rage over Ireland for the coming day, have come into force this afternoon.
Galway and all of Ireland are under a status yellow wind warning issued by Met Eireann until 11:30 on Wednesday night.
Westerly winds associated with Storm Dudley will reach mean speeds of 50 – 65km/hr over the course of the day.
Gusts will reach damaging speeds of up to 110km/hr, stronger still on exposed coasts and on high ground.
A combination of high tide and strong winds will lead to a possibility of flooding on Atlantic coasts.
Occasional heavy rain will also bring a possibility of spot flooding Met Eireann has said.
This weather warning was originally issued to be in force until midday on Thursday, but was updated on Wednesday morning.
A marine Gale Warning is also in force for all Irish coasts, with winds to reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 today and overnight.
Storm Dudley is just one of one of two named storms which is due to hammer Ireland this week.
After a brief respite on Thursday, Storm Eunice will track over Ireland on Thursday night and on Friday.
