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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low southern Norway 998 on Thursday evening will lose its identity by Friday evening. Meanwhile, a high in the Atlantic will move slowly southeast and extend a ridge into the United Kingdom. The high will continue to move steadily southeast, becoming centred 300 miles west of Fitzroy 1030 by Saturday evening. The associated ridge will move east over the UK and build into the North Sea during Sunday as a complex low moves northeast over Iceland. Strong winds are expected on Thursday evening to Saturday in areas north of 56 degrees north. Strong winds become confined to North Utsire, South Utsire and Fisher by early Sunday with strong winds developing in Dover and Wight. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low southern Norway 998 on Thursday evening will lose its identity by Friday evening. Meanwhile, a high in the Atlantic will move slowly southeast and extend a ridge into the United Kingdom. The high will continue to move steadily southeast, becoming centred 300 miles west of Fitzroy 1030 by Saturday evening. The associated ridge will move east over the UK and build into the North Sea during Sunday as a complex low moves northeast over Iceland. Strong winds are expected on Thursday evening in Irish Sea and Shannon then easing on Friday. Strong winds then expected on Saturday in Fitzroy and Sole before extending into the English Channel and Biscay on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low southern Norway 998 on Thursday evening will lose its identity by Friday evening. Meanwhile, a high in the Atlantic will move slowly southeast and extend a ridge into the United Kingdom. The high will continue to move steadily southeast, becoming centred 300 miles west of Fitzroy 1030 by Saturday evening. The associated ridge will move east over the UK and build into the North Sea during Sunday as a complex low moves northeast over Iceland. Strong winds are expected on Thursday evening in Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides and Fair Isle before easing on Friday. Strong winds expected on Saturday in Southeast Iceland before extending into Rockall, Bailey and Faeroes on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
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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