Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low, northern Scotland, 1006 on Wednesday evening expected central Scandinavia 1002 by Thursday evening then moving steadily east with little change. High, 300nm northeast of the Azores, 1035 expected Sole with little change by Friday evening and Plymouth 1030 by Saturday evening. Low, southern Denmark Strait, 997 moves steadily northeast expected western Norwegian Basin with little change by Saturday evening. Gales expected in South Utsire and Fisher later Thursday and early Friday with strong winds at times in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight and Fair Isle throughout and Humber until later Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low, northern Scotland, 1006 on Wednesday evening expected central Scandinavia 1002 by Thursday evening then moving steadily east with little change. High, 300nm northeast of the Azores, 1035 expected Sole with little change by Friday evening and Plymouth 1030 by Saturday evening. Low, southern Denmark Strait, 997 moves steadily northeast expected western Norwegian Basin with little change by Saturday evening. Gales expected in southern Fitzroy until early Friday with strong winds at times in southern Fitzroy and Shannon throughout and Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea until midday Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low, northern Scotland, 1006 on Wednesday evening expected central Scandinavia 1002 by Thursday evening then moving steadily east with little change. High, 300nm northeast of the Azores, 1035 expected Sole with little change by Friday evening and Plymouth 1030 by Saturday evening. Low, southern Denmark Strait, 997 moves steadily northeast expected western Norwegian Basin with little change by Saturday evening. No gales are expected with strong winds at times in Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland throughout and Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea until midday Thursday. 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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