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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1027 in southern North Sea at first, expected 1030 over Denmark by noon Wednesday, 1029 in the eastern Baltic by noon Thursday, then declining southeastwards through the rest of the forecast period. Low 992 450 miles to the west of Malin at first, expected 996 200 miles to the west of Bailey by noon Wednesday, 1005 just east of Iceland by noon Thursday and 1007 as it clears northeast through northern Norway later Friday. Low slow moving across Iberia throughout, 1012 at first, 1016 by noon Wednesday and 1014 by noon Friday. New high 1022 expected in Fitzroy by noon Wednesday, slow moving 1025 by noon Thursday, then 1019 250 miles west of Shannon by noon Friday. Strong winds in Dogger overnight Tuesday, also in Viking, North and South Utsire for a time Wednesday and Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1027 in southern North Sea at first, expected 1030 over Denmark by noon Wednesday, 1029 in the eastern Baltic by noon Thursday, then declining southeastwards through the rest of the forecast period. Low 992 450 miles to the west of Malin at first, expected 996 200 miles to the west of Bailey by noon Wednesday, 1005 just east of Iceland by noon Thursday and 1007 as it clears northeast through northern Norway later Friday. Low slow moving across Iberia throughout, 1012 at first, 1016 by noon Wednesday and 1014 by noon Friday. New high 1022 expected in Fitzroy by noon Wednesday, slow moving 1025 by noon Thursday, then 1019 250 miles west of Shannon by noon Friday. Strong winds expected in Fitzroy on Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1027 in southern North Sea at first, expected 1030 over Denmark by noon Wednesday, 1029 in the eastern Baltic by noon Thursday, then declining southeastwards through the rest of the forecast period. Low 992 450 miles to the west of Malin at first, expected 996 200 miles to the west of Bailey by noon Wednesday, 1005 just east of Iceland by noon Thursday and 1007 as it clears northeast through northern Norway later Friday. Low slow moving across Iberia throughout, 1012 at first, 1016 by noon Wednesday and 1014 by noon Friday. New high 1022 expected in Fitzroy by noon Wednesday, slow moving 1025 by noon Thursday, then 1019 250 miles west of Shannon by noon Friday. Brief spells of strong winds are expected through Thursday for all but Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon and Fair Isle. 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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