Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 50 miles north of Norwegian Basin 977 on Friday evening moving away northeast by midday on Saturday. New low expected 100 miles west of Bailey 977 by midday on Saturday then expected Rockall 992 by midday on Sunday, this then expected Sole 1007 by midday on Monday. New low expected Biscay 1000 by midday on Sunday then expected France 1000 by midday on Monday. New low expected Malin 1009 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected in Viking, North Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger and Fair Isle at first on Friday evening, but are expected to die out by the end of Friday. Gales are expected in Fair Isle by midday on Saturday, but these are expected to die out by the end of Saturday. Gales are expected in South Utsire and Fisher by midday on Sunday then in Viking and Forties late Sunday. These are expected to die out during Monday. Widespread fog not expected
Niton
Low 50 miles north of Norwegian Basin 977 on Friday evening moving away northeast by midday on Saturday. New low expected 100 miles west of Bailey 977 by midday on Saturday then expected Rockall 992 by midday on Sunday, this then expected Sole 1007 by midday on Monday. New low expected Biscay 1000 by midday on Sunday then expected France 1000 by midday on Monday. New low expected Malin 1009 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected in FitzRoy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon on Friday evening, and these are expected to spread into Plymouth, Biscay, Lundy and Irish Sea by midday on Saturday. The gales are expected to die out later Saturday. Gales are possible in the far west of Shannon for a time on Sunday. Gales are possible in the far southwest of FitzRoy later Sunday and at first on Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 50 miles north of Norwegian Basin 977 on Friday evening moving away northeast by midday on Saturday. New low expected 100 miles west of Bailey 977 by midday on Saturday then expected Rockall 992 by midday on Sunday, this then expected Sole 1007 by midday on Monday. New low expected Biscay 1000 by midday on Sunday then expected France 1000 by midday on Monday. New low expected Malin 1009 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected in Fastnet, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey and Fair isle on Friday evening, and these are expected to spread into Lundy, Irish Sea, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland by midday on Saturday. These gales are expected to die out by the end of Saturday. Gales are possible in the far west of Shannon and Rockall for a time on Sunday. No gales are expected during Monday. 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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