Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for most of the island of Ireland on Saturday.
Before the wicked weekend weather kicks in, a separate alert warns of "unseasonably strong southeasterly winds" in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Munster from tonight until Saturday morning at around 10am.
These winds will be strongest in southern and western coastal areas and on high ground.
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Met Éireann warns of damage to tents, falling branches and wave overtopping along parts of the south coast.
Meanwhile, another status yellow wind warning comes into effect on Saturday for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow and Connacht.
Met Éireann says residents of these counties should anticipate "unseasonably strong southeasterly winds, strongest in coastal areas and on high ground" from 6am Saturday morning until 12pm.
The warnings say people should beware that the winds may cause damage to tents and other temporary structures, resulting in falling branches.
Additionally, status yellow marine warnings for small boats have been made for all coasts of Ireland, with "southeasterly winds, veering southwesterly on Saturday" reaching force 6 or higher, valid Friday night to 10pm Saturday night.
There is another gale alert for winds veering southwesterly and increasing to gale force overnight Friday on Irish coastal waters from Carnsore Pt to Roches Pt to Valentia, valid until 8am Saturday morning.
Met Éireann also released their marine gale warning from Valentia to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland which expects southwesterly winds to reach gale froce 8 at times on Saturday morning at these coastal points.
This warning is valid from 7am to 1pm on Saturday morning.
