Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for Cork and a Status Yellow wind warning for Leinster, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
An orange alert suggests weather that may pose a threat to life and property, whereas yellow is potentially dangerous locally but does not pose a threat to people.
Both alerts are valid from 9pm tonight to 9am tomorrow morning.
It follows a warning from Cork City Council that the city centre is at significant risk of flooding tomorrow morning. It is urging property owners to put flood defences in place.
Met Éireann said Cork was facing this risk of coastal flooding due to high seas and strong onshore winds.
It warned Cork was also facing “gale force southeast winds, veering southwest gusting 90km to 110km/h generally, higher in exposed areas”.
Meanwhile the yellow alert for Leinster, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford means people can expect it to become “very windy tonight and tomorrow morning”.
There will be strong and gusty southeast winds, veering southwest will gusts up to 100km/h. Due to high seas and strong onshore winds, there is also an elevated risk of coastal flooding.
There is also a Status Orange marine warning in place. South to southeasterly winds will reach gale to strong gale force this evening and tonight from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Loop Head.
This will increase to storm force for a time between Roches Point and Valentia overnight.
