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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1042 expected over Rockall on Sunday evening, slowly moving northeast and expected 1041 over Cromarty by midday on Tuesday, then 1039 over Viking by midday on Wednesday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds are possible across the southern and eastern North Sea during Sunday evening and into Monday. Strong winds then transferring to the English Channel during Monday evening and continue during Tuesday and Wednesday, while easing in the North Sea. Widespread fog is not likely to affect the region
Niton
High 1042 expected over Rockall on Sunday evening, slowly moving northeast and expected 1041 over Cromarty by midday on Tuesday, then 1039 over Viking by midday on Wednesday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds are likely at times in Fitzroy during Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Strong winds also expected in the English Channel from Monday evening onwards. Widespread fog is not likely to affect the region
Portpatrick
High 1042 expected over Rockall on Sunday evening, slowly moving northeast and expected 1041 over Cromarty by midday on Tuesday, then 1039 over Viking by midday on Wednesday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds are likely in the far northwest from Sunday night onwards, with near gales at times in South East Iceland. Strong winds and near gales then easing for all on Wednesday afternoon. Widespread fog is not likely to affect the region
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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