Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
High Fair Isle 1032 late Thursday expected Forties 1029 late Friday then Norwegian Basin 1026 late Saturday where it becomes slow moving with little change. Low, 500nm west of Fitzroy, 995 late Thursday expected 400nm west of Shannon 1004 late Friday then 500nm west of Bailey 1002 late Saturday and 400nm southwest of Iceland 988 late Sunday. Low Jan Mayen 1018 late Thursday expected northern Baltic 1001 late Friday and northwest Russia 992 late Saturday then moving away steadily east. Low Iberia 1012 late Thursday expected Biscay 1018 late Friday then losing its identity. New high expected Fitzroy 1020 by midday Saturday expected Sole 1025 late Sunday. No gales are expected but strong winds at times in Wight until late Friday and eastern Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, eastern Forties, eastern Dogger, Fisher and German Bight until late Saturday, then Cromarty and Fair Isle on Sunday. Fog patches possible in western North Sea until early Saturday
Niton
High Fair Isle 1032 late Thursday expected Forties 1029 late Friday then Norwegian Basin 1026 late Saturday where it becomes slow moving with little change. Low, 500nm west of Fitzroy, 995 late Thursday expected 400nm west of Shannon 1004 late Friday then 500nm west of Bailey 1002 late Saturday and 400nm southwest of Iceland 988 late Sunday. Low Jan Mayen 1018 late Thursday expected northern Baltic 1001 late Friday and northwest Russia 992 late Saturday then moving away steadily east. Low Iberia 1012 late Thursday expected Biscay 1018 late Friday then losing its identity. New high expected Fitzroy 1020 by midday Saturday expected Sole 1025 late Sunday. No gales expected but strong winds at times in Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon until later Friday and southern Fitzroy from early Sunday
Portpatrick
High Fair Isle 1032 late Thursday expected Forties 1029 late Friday then Norwegian Basin 1026 late Saturday where it becomes slow moving with little change. Low, 500nm west of Fitzroy, 995 late Thursday expected 400nm west of Shannon 1004 late Friday then 500nm west of Bailey 1002 late Saturday and 400nm southwest of Iceland 988 late Sunday. Low Jan Mayen 1018 late Thursday expected northern Baltic 1001 late Friday and northwest Russia 992 late Saturday then moving away steadily east. Low Iberia 1012 late Thursday expected Biscay 1018 late Friday then losing its identity. New high expected Fitzroy 1020 by midday Saturday expected Sole 1025 late Sunday. No gales expected but strong winds at times in Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon and Rockall until later Friday and Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Sunday
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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