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Cullercoats
Complex low pressure is expected to be slow moving to the north of Faeroes through much of the forecast period. New low 982 expected by midday Sunday over Bailey and by late on Sunday over Faeroes 981. Azores high expected to generally stretch a ridge across Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Thursday in all areas, generally moderating by midday Friday, though moderating later Friday in Forties and Dogger. Gales are expected again from late on Sunday in Viking, Thames, Dover and Wight. Strong winds are expected from late on Thursday in all areas, moderating late on Friday in the south and during Saturday morning in the north. Strong winds are expected again from midday Sunday in all areas. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Complex low pressure is expected to be slow moving to the north of Faeroes through much of the forecast period. New low 982 expected by midday Sunday over Bailey and by late on Sunday over Faeroes 981. Azores high expected to generally stretch a ridge across Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Thursday in all areas, generally moderating by midday Friday, but moderating early on Saturday in Fitzroy and Sole. Gales are expected again from midday on Sunday in Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon, and from late on Sunday in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay and Lundy. Strong winds are expected in all areas from late on Thursday, moderating late on Friday in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland and Lundy. Strong winds generally moderate on Saturday morning elsewhere, but persist in Biscay. Strong winds are expected again from early on Sunday in all areas. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Complex low pressure is expected to be slow moving to the north of Faeroes through much of the forecast period. New low 982 expected by midday Sunday over Bailey and by late on Sunday over Faeroes 981. Azores high expected to generally stretch a ridge across Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Thursday in all areas except Bailey, Faeroes and South East Iceland where gales are expected from early on Friday. Gales moderate by midday Friday in Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Malin and Fair Isle, and moderate late on Friday elsewhere. Gales are expected again from midday Sunday in Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon and Rockall, and from late Sunday in Lundy, Malin, Bailey and South East Iceland. Strong winds are expected from late on Thursday in all areas, moderating late on Friday in the southeast and moderating through Saturday elsewhere. Strong winds are expected again from early on Sunday in all areas. 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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