Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low Rockall, 1003 late Wednesday expected northern Norwegian Sea, 993, by late Thursday and Svalbard, 987, by late Friday. High 300nm west of Azores 1038 late Wednesday expected 250nm northeast of Azores with little change by late Thursday, then northern Fitzroy 1034 by late Friday and Denmark 1036 by late Saturday. Low 400nm west of Iceland losing its identity. Low Newfoundland 995 late Wednesday expected 500nm southwest of Iceland 961 by late Thursday then 250nm west of Iceland 960 by late Friday and remaining slow moving but filling 981 by late Saturday. Gales expected at times in northeast Viking and North Utsire on Thursday and in Fair Isle from late Friday. Strong winds at times expected in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Fisher and Fair Isle throughout, Tyne and Dogger until later Friday, Humber on Friday and Thames, Dover and Wight on Friday and Saturday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low Rockall, 1003 late Wednesday expected northern Norwegian Sea, 993, by late Thursday and Svalbard, 987, by late Friday. High 300nm west of Azores 1038 late Wednesday expected 250nm northeast of Azores with little change by late Thursday, then northern Fitzroy 1034 by late Friday and Denmark 1036 by late Saturday. Low 400nm west of Iceland losing its identity. Low Newfoundland 995 late Wednesday expected 500nm southwest of Iceland 961 by late Thursday then 250nm west of Iceland 960 by late Friday and remaining slow moving but filling 981 by late Saturday. Gales expected in Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy for a time on Thursday and Shannon from late Friday and western Sole later Saturday. Strong winds at times are expected in all areas except Thames, Dover and Wight on Thursday, all areas on Friday and all areas except Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea on Saturday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low Rockall, 1003 late Wednesday expected northern Norwegian Sea, 993, by late Thursday and Svalbard, 987, by late Friday. High 300nm west of Azores 1038 late Wednesday expected 250nm northeast of Azores with little change by late Thursday, then northern Fitzroy 1034 by late Friday and Denmark 1036 by late Saturday. Low 400nm west of Iceland losing its identity. Low Newfoundland 995 late Wednesday expected 500nm southwest of Iceland 961 by late Thursday then 250nm west of Iceland 960 by late Friday and remaining slow moving but filling 981 by late Saturday. Gales are expected in all areas, except Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea from Friday, with severe gales possible in Rockall and Bailey later Friday and through Saturday. Strong winds are expected at times in all areas but easing in Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea later Friday. 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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