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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1024 expected over German Bight on Monday evening, moving northeast and expected 1030 over Scandinavia by midday on Tuesday and continuing away northeast on Wednesday. Multi-centred low expected on Monday evening with primary centre 982 expected west of Rockall and secondary centre 983 west of Fitzroy, but centres merging as it deepens and expected 948 west of Shannon by midday on Tuesday, before moving north and expected 956 west of Rockall by midday on Wednesday and 971 south of Iceland by midday on Thursday. High 1028 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Thursday. Strong winds and near gales expected to spread across the northern North Sea from the west from Tuesday afternoon onwards, with isolated gales possible at times in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties and Fair Isle, before strong winds and gales then ease for all but Fair Isle on Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1024 expected over German Bight on Monday evening, moving northeast and expected 1030 over Scandinavia by midday on Tuesday and continuing away northeast on Wednesday. Multi-centred low expected on Monday evening with primary centre 982 expected west of Rockall and secondary centre 983 west of Fitzroy, but centres merging as it deepens and expected 948 west of Shannon by midday on Tuesday, before moving north and expected 956 west of Rockall by midday on Wednesday and 971 south of Iceland by midday on Thursday. High 1028 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Thursday. Gales or near gales expected in the west during Monday and Tuesday, easing later Tuesday but then strong winds and near gales possible at times in Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon, from Tuesday evening onwards, and with gales or severe gales again in Shannon Wednesday. Strong winds ease in the south Thursday but continue elsewhere. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1024 expected over German Bight on Monday evening, moving northeast and expected 1030 over Scandinavia by midday on Tuesday and continuing away northeast on Wednesday. Multi-centred low expected on Monday evening with primary centre 982 expected west of Rockall and secondary centre 983 west of Fitzroy, but centres merging as it deepens and expected 948 west of Shannon by midday on Tuesday, before moving north and expected 956 west of Rockall by midday on Wednesday and 971 south of Iceland by midday on Thursday. High 1028 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Thursday. Strong wind and gales spread in from the southwest from Monday evening onwards, with severe gales in Shannon, Rockall and Bailey at times. Strong winds, gales and isolated severe gales continue to affect the region until Thursday when gales or severe gales ease, but strong winds continue for all. 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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