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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1033 expected on Friday evening over German Bight, slow-moving through Saturday and dissipating early on Sunday. New high 1039 expected early Sunday over Shannon, moving northeast, expected early Monday over Malin 1043, moving over NW Scotland late Monday. Complex low pressure affects the Denmark Strait and Norwegian Sea through the period, extending into Faeroes and SE Iceland at times. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected for a time on Friday night in northern areas. Strong winds are then expected from midday Sunday in South Utsire, Fisher and German Bight, and from late Sunday in Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight and Fair Isle. Through Monday, strong winds extend into all other areas except Forth and Tyne. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1033 expected on Friday evening over German Bight, slow-moving through Saturday and dissipating early on Sunday. New high 1039 expected early Sunday over Shannon, moving northeast, expected early Monday over Malin 1043, moving over NW Scotland late Monday. Complex low pressure affects the Denmark Strait and Norwegian Sea through the period, extending into Faeroes and SE Iceland at times. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected from early on Sunday in Fitzroy, from from late on Sunday in all other areas except Irish Sea. These strong winds continue through the rest of the period. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1033 expected on Friday evening over German Bight, slow-moving through Saturday and dissipating early on Sunday. New high 1039 expected early Sunday over Shannon, moving northeast, expected early Monday over Malin 1043, moving over NW Scotland late Monday. Complex low pressure affects the Denmark Strait and Norwegian Sea through the period, extending into Faeroes and SE Iceland at times. Gales are expected for a time on Monday morning in SE Iceland. No further gales are expected. Strong winds are expected from late on Friday in Bailey and SE Iceland, and from Saturday morning in Hebrides and Faeroes. Strong winds are also expected from late Sunday in all remaining areas except Irish Sea and Malin. Winds moderate for a time on Monday afternoon in Hebrides and Bailey. 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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