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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 1003 expected Norwegian Basin on Friday evening, moving away northeast during Saturday. Atlantic high 1028 stretches across the UK from midday Saturday, before declining southeast by midday on Monday. New low 989 expected southwest of Iceland by midnight on Sunday, slowly moving northeast and expected 992 south of Iceland by midday on Monday. No gales or strong winds are expected to affect the area until Monday, when strong winds or near gales then spread in from the northeast. Widespread fog is not expected during the forecast period
Niton
Low 1003 expected Norwegian Basin on Friday evening, moving away northeast during Saturday. Atlantic high 1028 stretches across the UK from midday Saturday, before declining southeast by midday on Monday. New low 989 expected southwest of Iceland by midnight on Sunday, slowly moving northeast and expected 992 south of Iceland by midday on Monday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds, or near gales at times, are possible in Fitzroy throughout. Strong winds are also expected to spread in to Irish Sea and Shannon from Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 1003 expected Norwegian Basin on Friday evening, moving away northeast during Saturday. Atlantic high 1028 stretches across the UK from midday Saturday, before declining southeast by midday on Monday. New low 989 expected southwest of Iceland by midnight on Sunday, slowly moving northeast and expected 992 south of Iceland by midday on Monday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds and near gales are expected to spread in from the west from Sunday onwards, affecting most sea areas. 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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