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Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 994 expected by Wednesday evening in west Fitzroy, moving southwest and expected by midday on Thursday in southeast Fitzroy, 998, moving east and losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low 1007 expected by midday on Thursday in west Sole, moving northeast and expected by midday on Friday in Forties, 998, moving northeast and expected by midday on Saturday in South Utsire, 996. Risk of gales during Friday in South Utsire and Thames. Occasional strong winds expected on Wednesday and Thursday in Viking, South Utsire, Forties Fisher and German Bight, with strong winds expected for all other areas during Friday and Saturday
Niton
Low 994 expected by Wednesday evening in west Fitzroy, moving southwest and expected by midday on Thursday in southeast Fitzroy, 998, moving east and losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low 1007 expected by midday on Thursday in west Sole, moving northeast and expected by midday on Friday in Forties, 998, moving northeast and expected by midday on Saturday in South Utsire, 996. Severe gales expected for a time on Thursday in Fitzroy, with gales expected through most of the day. Gales expected by late on Saturday in Fastnet and Shannon. Risk of gales during Friday in Thames. Strong winds expected to spread in from the west from Friday onwards for all areas
Portpatrick
Low 994 expected by Wednesday evening in west Fitzroy, moving southwest and expected by midday on Thursday in southeast Fitzroy, 998, moving east and losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low 1007 expected by midday on Thursday in west Sole, moving northeast and expected by midday on Friday in Forties, 998, moving northeast and expected by midday on Saturday in South Utsire, 996. Gales expected by late on Saturday in Fastnet and Shannon. Strong winds expected to spread in from the west from Friday onwards for all areas except Hebrides, Fair Isle and Faeroes
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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