Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 975 expected late on Friday over Bailey, moving northeast, expected midday Saturday over SE Iceland 974, then moving east across the Norwegian Basin on Sunday, 992. High 1025 expected midday Saturday over Biscay, slow-moving through Sunday, then moving north, expected midday Monday over Plymouth 1032, then moving west, expected late Monday over Sole 1030. Gales are expected for a time late on Friday in Dogger, German Bight and Humber. Gales are expected from Saturday morning in Fair Isle, and from early on Sunday in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties and Cromarty, gales moderate from the west through Sunday night. Strong winds are expected in most areas for much of the period, though moderating from Sunday afternoon in Thames, Dover and Wight, and moderating elsewhere for a time on Monday. Widespread fog is not expected during this forecast period
Niton
Low 975 expected late on Friday over Bailey, moving northeast, expected midday Saturday over SE Iceland 974, then moving east across the Norwegian Basin on Sunday, 992. High 1025 expected midday Saturday over Biscay, slow-moving through Sunday, then moving north, expected midday Monday over Plymouth 1032, then moving west, expected late Monday over Sole 1030. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected from late on Friday in all areas except Biscay. Winds moderate late on Saturday in Sole, Fastnet and Shannon; on Sunday morning in Portland, Plymouth and Lundy; and on Sunday afternoon in Thames, Dover, Wight and Irish Sea. Strong winds are expected again from Sunday evening in Shannon, moderating late on Monday. Widespread fog may affect Fastnet and Shannon for a time on Monday
Portpatrick
Low 975 expected late on Friday over Bailey, moving northeast, expected midday Saturday over SE Iceland 974, then moving east across the Norwegian Basin on Sunday, 992. High 1025 expected midday Saturday over Biscay, slow-moving through Sunday, then moving north, expected midday Monday over Plymouth 1032, then moving west, expected late Monday over Sole 1030. Gales are expected from late on Friday in Rockall, Hebrides, Bailey, Faeroes and SE Iceland, and from Saturday Morning in Malin and Fair Isle. Gales moderate from the west through Sunday. Gales are expected again from midday Monday in Bailey and SE Iceland. Strong winds are expected from late on Friday in all areas, moderating late on Saturday in Fastnet and Shannon; on Sunday morning in Lundy; and on Sunday afternoon in Irish Sea, Malin and Bailey. Winds moderate for a time on Monday in Fair Isle. Widespread fog may affect Shannon and Rockall for a time on Monday
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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