Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 979 expected west of Bailey on Saturday evening, moving northeast and expected 965 east of Iceland by midday on Sunday, and continuing northeast into the Norwegian Basin on Monday. New Low 997 developing in South Utsire by midday on Monday but quickly losing its identity on Tuesday. New Atlantic low 973 expected south of Iceland by midday on Tuesday, moving east as it deepens. Strong winds and gales are expected to spread in from the northwest from Saturday evening onwards affecting Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire and Fair Isle, before easing for all areas on Sunday afternoon. Further strong winds are then expected to arrive from the west and spread across most of the North Sea from early Monday, with gales possible for a time in South Utsire and Fisher, before easing briefly for all overnight. Strong winds and near gales are expected to arrive from the west on Tuesday, with a risk of gales in Fair Isle
Niton
High 1019 expected over Shannon on Saturday evening, drifting east and declining during Sunday. New High 1023 expected west of Shannon on Sunday night, moving south and expected 1024 west of Fitzroy by midday on Monday and expected 1022 over Biscay by midday on Tuesday. Low 979 expected west of Bailey on Saturday evening, moving northeast and expected 965 east of Iceland by midday on Sunday, and continuing northeast into Norwegian Basin on Monday. New Low 997 developing in South Utsire by midday on Monday but quickly losing its identity on Tuesday. New Atlantic low 973 expected south of Iceland by midday on Tuesday, moving east as it deepens. Strong winds and near gales are expected to affect Sole and Shannon from Monday afternoon onwards, before spreading slightly further south and east into Tuesday, with gales expected in Shannon
Portpatrick
High 1019 expected over Shannon Saturday evening, drifting east and declining during Sunday. New High 1023 expected west of Shannon Sunday night, moving south and expected 1024 west of Fitzroy by midday Monday and expected 1022 over Biscay by midday Tuesday. Low 979 expected west of Bailey Saturday evening, moving northeast and expected 965 east of Iceland by midday Sunday, and continuing northeast into Norwegian Basin on Monday. New Low 997 developing in South Utsire by midday Monday but quickly losing its identity on Tuesday. New Atlantic low 973 expected south of Iceland by midday Tuesday, moving east as it deepens. Strong winds and gales expected to affect all but far south from Saturday evening onwards, with severe gales and risk of storm force winds at times in far northwest of region, continuing into Sunday. Gales then easing from Sunday night, but strong winds continue for most into Monday, affecting all sea areas with gales at times from Tuesday
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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