Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 998 expected late on Tuesday over Fair Isle, moving north into the Norwegian Basin on Wednesday morning. Low 980 expected midday Wednesday over Rockall, moving east, expected midday Thursday over Hebrides 977, then moving northeast, expected midday Friday over Fair Isle 988, clearing north late Friday. New low 1006 expected late on Friday just west of Fitzroy. Gales are expected on Thursday afternoon in Thames and Dover. Strong winds are expected to spread east from Wednesday afternoon to affect all areas by early on Thursday. Strong winds ease on Friday afternoon. Widespread fog is expected from late on Tuesday in Viking, Forties and Fair Isle, clearing late on Wednesday
Niton
Low 998 expected late on Tuesday over Fair Isle, moving north into the Norwegian Basin on Wednesday morning. Low 980 expected midday Wednesday over Rockall, moving east, expected midday Thursday over Hebrides 977, then moving northeast, expected midday Friday over Fair Isle 988, clearing north late Friday. New low 1006 expected late on Friday just west of Fitzroy. Gales are expected from midday Wednesday in Sole and Shannon, and from later Wednesday in Fitzroy and Fastnet. Gales are then expected from midday Thursday in Thames and Dover. Gales moderate in all areas late on Thursday. Strong winds are expected from late on Tuesday in all areas except Thames, Dover, Wight and Irish Sea, where strong winds are expected from midday Wednesday. Strong winds moderate from the southwest through Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 998 expected late on Tuesday over Fair Isle, moving north into the Norwegian Basin on Wednesday morning. Low 980 expected midday Wednesday over Rockall, moving east, expected midday Thursday over Hebrides 977, then moving northeast, expected midday Friday over Fair Isle 988, clearing north late Friday. New low 1006 expected late on Friday just west of Fitzroy. Gales are expected from midday Wednesday in Shannon and Rockall, and from later Wednesday in Fastnet and Malin. Gales moderate late on Thursday. Strong winds are expected from late on Tuesday in Lundy, Fastnet and Shannon, and from midday Wednesday in Irish Sea, Rockall and Malin. Strong winds spread northeast to affect all remaining areas by early on Thursday. Strong winds moderate from the southwest through Friday. Widespread fog is expected from late on Tuesday in Fair Isle, clearing late on Wednesday
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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