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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 984 expected north of Faeroes on Friday evening, moving east or southeast and expected 991 over Fair Isle by midday on Saturday, then 1001 over German Bight by midday on Sunday, before moving into the Baltic on Monday as it continues to lose its identity. High 1026 expected west of Sole on Friday evening, moving east and expected 1023 over Fitzroy by midday on Saturday, then 1018 over France by midday on Sunday before continuing into the Continent on Monday. New multi-centred low with primary centre 954 expected west of Iceland and secondary centre 980 expected west of Shannon by midday on Monday, quickly moving northeast and deepening. No gales are expected during the forecast, however strong winds or near gales at times are likely to affect the North Sea from Friday evening onwards, before generally easing across the North Sea during Sunday evening. Widespread fog not expected
Niton
Low 984 expected north of Faeroes on Friday evening, moving east or southeast and expected 991 over Fair Isle by midday on Saturday, then 1001 over German Bight by midday on Sunday, before moving into the Baltic on Monday as it continues to lose its identity. High 1026 expected west of Sole on Friday evening, moving east and expected 1023 over Fitzroy by midday on Saturday, then 1018 over France by midday on Sunday before continuing into the Continent on Monday. New multi-centred low with primary centre 954 expected west of Iceland and secondary centre 980 expected west of Shannon by midday on Monday, quickly moving northeast and deepening. No gales are expected during the forecast, however strong winds or near gales possible at times in Fitzroy, Sole and Shannon during Sunday, and again on Monday afternoon. Widespread fog may also affect the area during Sunday night
Portpatrick
Low 984 expected north of Faeroes on Friday evening, moving east or southeast and expected 991 over Fair Isle by midday on Saturday, then 1001 over German Bight by midday on Sunday, before moving into the Baltic on Monday as it continues to lose its identity. High 1026 expected west of Sole on Friday evening, moving east and expected 1023 over Fitzroy by midday on Saturday, then 1018 over France by midday on Sunday before continuing into the Continent on Monday. New multi-centred low with primary centre 954 expected west of Iceland and secondary centre 980 expected west of Shannon by midday on Monday, quickly moving northeast and deepening. Widespread strong winds expected from Friday evening, with gales also affecting Hebrides and Bailey until Saturday morning. Strong winds ease for all Saturday evening but further strong winds expected to spread in from west Sunday afternoon, with gales possible in Rockall and Bailey Sunday evening, before easing briefly Monday morning
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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