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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1021 Fisher will clear southeast across the Baltic as High 1028 34N 046W extends a ridge across the Azores and into Biscay Friday morning. This high also extends a ridge northeast towards Faeroe at this time with both declining Friday afternoon. This high then drifts east while extending a ridge to Biscay Saturday, the ridge moves north to the Channel Sunday. Low 1009 France will move north across the UK and the into Scandinavia Saturday. Low 1009 Fitzroy to Lundy will move north Friday and fill as it continues across Hebrides Saturday. Low 993 east of Newfoundland Thursday evening will move steadily northeast to reach southern Iceland Sunday. Low 1003 southeast of Nova Scotia Saturday night deepens to Low 994 southeast of Newfoundland later Sunday. Strong winds build over Fair Isle at times but no gales are expected during this period
Niton
High 1021 Fisher will clear southeast across the Baltic as High 1028 34N 046W extends a ridge across the Azores and into Biscay Friday morning. This high also extends a ridge northeast towards Faeroe at this time with both declining Friday afternoon. This high then drifts east while extending a ridge to Biscay Saturday, the ridge moves north to the Channel Sunday. Low 1009 France will move north across the UK and the into Scandinavia Saturday. Low 1009 Fitzroy to Lundy will move north Friday and fill as it continues across Hebrides Saturday. Low 993 east of Newfoundland Thursday evening will move steadily northeast to reach southern Iceland Sunday. Low 1003 southeast of Nova Scotia Saturday night deepens to Low 994 southeast of Newfoundland later Sunday. Strong winds reach Sole and Shannon at times as well as Trafalgar towards the end of the period, but no gales are expected
Portpatrick
High 1021 Fisher will clear southeast across the Baltic as High 1028 34N 046W extends a ridge across the Azores and into Biscay Friday morning. This high also extends a ridge northeast towards Faeroe at this time with both declining Friday afternoon. This high then drifts east while extending a ridge to Biscay Saturday, the ridge moves north to the Channel Sunday. Low 1009 France will move north across the UK and the into Scandinavia Saturday. Low 1009 Fitzroy to Lundy will move north Friday and fill as it continues across Hebrides Saturday. Low 993 east of Newfoundland Thursday evening will move steadily northeast to reach southern Iceland Sunday. Low 1003 southeast of Nova Scotia Saturday night deepens to Low 994 southeast of Newfoundland later Sunday. Near gales spread across Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey and Faeroes towards the end of the period but no gales are 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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