Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
High 1026 will be slow moving south of Iceland Thursday and Friday, while a complex area of low pressure extends from Trafalgar to the Mediterranean for much of the forecast period. Low 985 eastern Baltic will move away northeast Thursday night and on Friday as the high builds a ridge east over the UK and North Sea. The high drifts east, becoming centred over Northern Ireland, 1029, midday Saturday, then drifts north, 1034, east of Iceland midday Sunday, declining for a time in the east as a trough moves south over the North Sea on Sunday. Strong winds on Thursday evening for sea areas Tyne, Fisher and German Bight, soon easing. Further strong winds on Saturday for Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromerty, Fisher, Thames, Dover, Wight and Fair Isle, easing on Sunday in Thames, Dover and Wight. Widespread fog not expected
Niton
High 1026 will be slow moving south of Iceland Thursday and Friday, while a complex area of low pressure extends from Trafalgar to the Mediterranean for much of the forecast period. Low 985 eastern Baltic will move away northeast Thursday night and on Friday as the high builds a ridge east over the UK and North Sea. The high drifts east, becoming centred over Northern Ireland, 1029, midday Saturday, then drifts north, 1034, east of Iceland midday Sunday, declining for a time in the east as a trough moves south over the North Sea on Sunday. Gales expected in Fitzroy late Thursday. Strong winds for sea areas Fitzroy and Shannon on Thursday, extending to Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Sole, and Shannon on Friday. Further strong winds in Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy and Sole on Saturday, these easing in all areas apart from Fitzroy on Sunday. Widespread fog not expected
Portpatrick
High 1026 will be slow moving south of Iceland Thursday and Friday, while a complex area of low pressure extends from Trafalgar to the Mediterranean for much of the forecast period. Low 985 eastern Baltic will move away northeast Thursday night and on Friday as the high builds a ridge east over the UK and North Sea. The high drifts east, becoming centred over Northern Ireland, 1029, midday Saturday, then drifts north, 1034, east of Iceland midday Sunday, declining for a time in the east as a trough moves south over the North Sea on Sunday. Strong winds for sea areas Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Bailey and SE Iceland Thursday evening and Friday morning, then easing. Further strong winds for Faeroes and SE Iceland later Friday, extending to Fair Isles on Saturday. Strong winds easing on Sunday. Widespread fog 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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