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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Storm Boelo in Hebrides 946 at first, expected in Viking 959 by noon Sunday, then in southern Norway 973 by noon Monday, then filling while clearing northeast through Scandinavia through the rest of the forecast period. New low expected just north of the Norwegian Basin 979 at noon Monday, before filling while drifting north through the rest of the period. New Atlantic low expected 200 miles to the west of Rockall by noon Monday, expected in Faeroes 949 by noon Tuesday, slowly filling while clearing northeast through the Norwegian Basin Tuesday evening. Severe gales and risk of storms between Saturday evening and Sunday night in Viking, North and South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber and Thames, also in Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth and Fair Isle on Tuesday. Otherwise gales quite widespread, abating Monday, but returning to the central and northern areas for Tuesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Storm Boelo in Hebrides 946 at first, expected in Viking 959 by noon Sunday, then in southern Norway 973 by noon Monday, then filling while clearing northeast through Scandinavia through the rest of the forecast period. New low expected just north of the Norwegian Basin 979 at noon Monday, before filling while drifting north through the rest of the period. New Atlantic low expected 200 miles to the west of Rockall by noon Monday, expected in Faeroes 949 by noon Tuesday, slowly filling while clearing northeast through the Norwegian Basin Tuesday evening. Severe gales and risk of storms between Saturday evening and Sunday morning in Thames, Irish Sea and Shannon. Otherwise gales quite widespread, abating Monday, but returning to western areas for Tuesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Storm Boelo in Hebrides 946 at first, expected in Viking 959 by noon Sunday, then in southern Norway 973 by noon Monday, then filling while clearing northeast through Scandinavia through the rest of the forecast period. New low expected just north of the Norwegian Basin 979 at noon Monday, before filling while drifting north through the rest of the period. New Atlantic low expected 200 miles to the west of Rockall by noon Monday, expected in Faeroes 949 by noon Tuesday, slowly filling while clearing northeast through the Norwegian Basin Tuesday evening. Severe gales and risk of storms Saturday evening and through Sunday in Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, also in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey and Fair Isle on Tuesday. Otherwise gales quite widespread. 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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