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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 981 expected over the Norwegian Basin on Sunday evening, slow moving and expected 988 by midday on Monday and expected 1000 by midday Tuesday as the low slowly begins to drift north. Atlantic High 1024 stretches a ridge northeast into Fitzroy by midday Monday, before moving east and expected 1022 over Plymouth by midday on Tuesday, then moving into the Continent on Wednesday. New low 1003 also expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Monday, slowly moving east and expected 1002 west of Bailey by midday on Wednesday. Another high 1022 expected over Fitzroy by midday on Wednesday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds or near gales at times are likely to affect the northern North Sea during Sunday and Monday, before easing for all from Monday evening onwards. No further strong winds are expected and widespread fog is not likely to affect the region
Niton
Low 981 expected over the Norwegian Basin on Sunday evening, slow moving and expected 988 by midday on Monday and expected 1000 by midday Tuesday as the low slowly begins to drift north. Atlantic High 1024 stretches a ridge northeast into Fitzroy by midday Monday, before moving east and expected 1022 over Plymouth by midday on Tuesday, then moving into the Continent on Wednesday. New low 1003 also expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Monday, slowly moving east and expected 1002 west of Bailey by midday on Wednesday. Another high 1022 expected over Fitzroy by midday on Wednesday. No gales or strong winds are expected to affect the region during the forecast period. Widespread fog is not likely
Portpatrick
Low 981 expected over the Norwegian Basin on Sunday evening, slow moving and expected 988 by midday on Monday and expected 1000 by midday Tuesday as the low slowly begins to drift north. Atlantic High 1024 stretches a ridge northeast into Fitzroy by midday Monday, before moving east and expected 1022 over Plymouth by midday on Tuesday, then moving into the Continent on Wednesday. New low 1003 also expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Monday, slowly moving east and expected 1002 west of Bailey by midday on Wednesday. Another high 1022 expected over Fitzroy by midday on Wednesday. Strong winds or near gales are likely across northern sea areas from Sunday onwards, before strong winds and near gales ease for most on Monday night. Strong winds possible in South East Iceland during the remainder of the forecast, as well as Bailey and Rockall from Wednesday. Widespread fog may affect the region on Monday night
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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