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Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 150 miles southwest of Rockall 966 on Tuesday evening moving north and expected just west of Rockall 960 on Wednesday, then just west of Bailey 966 by early Thursday before moving away north over Iceland later on Thursday. Meanwhile, high southern Sweden 1034 on Tuesday evening will drift slowly east, expected Estonia 1041 on Thursday and becoming slow moving. New low expected Bailey 1002 on Friday with new high expected English Channel 1029 by same time. Strong winds expected in all areas on Tuesday evening and Wednesday with gales expected for a time in Viking, South Utsire and Fair Isle. Winds expected to ease through later Wednesday and on Thursday but strong winds continuing in Fair Isle through into Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 150 miles southwest of Rockall 966 on Tuesday evening moving north and expected just west of Rockall 960 on Wednesday, then just west of Bailey 966 by early Thursday before moving away north over Iceland later on Thursday. Meanwhile, high southern Sweden 1034 on Tuesday evening will drift slowly east, expected Estonia 1041 on Thursday and becoming slow moving. New low expected Bailey 1002 on Friday with new high expected English Channel 1029 by same time. Gales expected in Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon on Tuesday evening and into Wednesday with strong winds in all other areas. Winds expected to ease in all areas later on Wednesday, except Shannon where strong winds will continue through into Thursday. Strong winds expected in Fitzroy, Sole and Shannon on Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 150 miles southwest of Rockall 966 on Tuesday evening moving north and expected just west of Rockall 960 on Wednesday, then just west of Bailey 966 by early Thursday before moving away north over Iceland later on Thursday. Meanwhile, high southern Sweden 1034 on Tuesday evening will drift slowly east, expected Estonia 1041 on Thursday and becoming slow moving. New low expected Bailey 1002 on Friday with new high expected English Channel 1029 by same time. Gales expected in all areas on Tuesday evening and Wednesday with severe gales in Rockall, Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland. Winds generally easing through Thursday but strong winds are possible at times with gales in Southeast Iceland. Strong winds expected in all areas on Friday with gales possible for a time but low confidence. Widespread fog is 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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