Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 994 expected by late on Wednesday in Rockall, moving northeast and expected over the Norwegian Sea by midday on Thursday, 979. Low 977 expected by late on Thursday in Bailey, moving east and losing its identity by midday on Friday. Low 995 expected by midday on Saturday in Shannon. Gales expected by late on Friday in Viking, Forties, Cromarty and Fair Isle, moderating by midday on Saturday. Strong winds expected across all areas throughout most of the period
Niton
Low 994 expected by late on Wednesday in Rockall, moving northeast and expected over the Norwegian Sea by midday on Thursday, 979. Low 977 expected by late on Thursday in Bailey, moving east and losing its identity by midday on Friday. Low 995 expected by midday on Saturday in Shannon. Gales expected by morning of Thursday in Plymouth, Fitzroy and Sole, moderating by afternoon of Thursday in Plymouth and Sole, moderating by early on Friday in Fitzroy, but returning by midday on Saturday for all 3 areas. Gales expected by midday on Saturday in Fastnet. Gales expected by afternoon of Thursday in Shannon, moderating by afternoon of Friday but returning by midday on Saturday
Portpatrick
Low 994 expected by late on Wednesday in Rockall, moving northeast and expected over the Norwegian Sea by midday on Thursday, 979. Low 977 expected by late on Thursday in Bailey, moving east and losing its identity by midday on Friday. Low 995 expected by midday on Saturday in Shannon. Severe gales expected from early on Friday until midday on Friday in Rockall and Bailey, with gales expected from late on Thursday until late on Friday. Gales expected by midday on Saturday in Fastnet. Gales expected by afternoon of Thursday in Shannon, moderating by afternoon of Friday but returning by midday on Saturday. Gales spreading from the west from morning of Friday in Malin, Hebrides, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland, gradually moderating from the southwest from late on Friday until midday on Saturday
The extended outlook information
The extended outlooks are issued once a day, at 2300 GMT and cover the next 3 to 5 days.
For the extended outlooks the waters surrounding the British Isles are divided into three areas: Cullercoats, Portpatrick and Niton. These three areas reflect the coverage areas of the UK's Navtex transmitters, which overlap in some areas.
The extended outlook forecast contains details of the likelihood of gales or storms, a general synopsis and a general forecast for the area of coverage of each Navtex transmitter.
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