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Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Slow moving high, 300nm west of northern Rockall, 1033 on Friday evening expected 100nm west of southern Rockall with little change by Monday evening. Low, southern Norway, 1010 on Friday evening losing its identity through Saturday. Low, central Europe, 1007 on Friday evening expected southeast Baltic 999 by Saturday evening and southwest Finland with little change by Sunday evening then eastern Finland 1005 by Monday evening. Low, Iberia, 1012 slow moving with little change throughout. Gales expected in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, eastern Forties, Fisher and German Bight until Sunday morning with strong winds at times in all areas north of Thames, the strong winds becoming increasingly confined to areas east of 002E through Sunday and Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Slow moving high, 300nm west of northern Rockall, 1033 on Friday evening expected 100nm west of southern Rockall with little change by Monday evening. Low, southern Norway, 1010 on Friday evening losing its identity through Saturday. Low, central Europe, 1007 on Friday evening expected southeast Baltic 999 by Saturday evening and southwest Finland with little change by Sunday evening then eastern Finland 1005 by Monday evening. Low, Iberia, 1012 slow moving with little change throughout. No gales are expected but strong winds at times in Shannon until Saturday morning and in Biscay and Fitzroy from Sunday morning. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Slow moving high, 300nm west of northern Rockall, 1033 on Friday evening expected 100nm west of southern Rockall with little change by Monday evening. Low, southern Norway, 1010 on Friday evening losing its identity through Saturday. Low, central Europe, 1007 on Friday evening expected southeast Baltic 999 by Saturday evening and southwest Finland with little change by Sunday evening then eastern Finland 1005 by Monday evening. Low, Iberia, 1012 slow moving with little change throughout. No gales are expected but strong winds at times in Shannon, southeast Rockall, Malin and Hebrides until Saturday evening, Fair Isle until late Sunday and Southeast Iceland throughout. 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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