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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High Gulf of Finland 1040 on Monday evening will move away east on Tuesday. New low expected Iceland 986 by midday on Tuesday before moving away north on Wednesday as a complex low moves east over the UK. New high expected just west of Fitzroy 1031 by early Wednesday before moving southeast and dissipating on Thursday with another new low expected southern Norwegian Sea 995 by same time. Strong winds are expected on Monday evening and Tuesday in all areas except Thames, Dover and Wight with gales expected for a time on Tuesday night in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire and northeast Forties. Confidence in the forecast is low for Wednesday and Thursday but strong winds are likely to affect all areas at times. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High Gulf of Finland 1040 on Monday evening will move away east on Tuesday. New low expected Iceland 986 by midday on Tuesday before moving away north on Wednesday as a complex low moves east over the UK. New high expected just west of Fitzroy 1031 by early Wednesday before moving southeast and dissipating on Thursday with another new low expected southern Norwegian Sea 995 by same time. Strong winds are expected on Monday evening in Sole and Shannon then gales are expected on Tuesday in Fitzroy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon. Gales extend into Plymouth and Biscay for a time on Wednesday with strong winds expected in all other areas and are likely to continue into Thursday. Confidence in the forecast is low for Wednesday and Thursday but strong winds are likely to affect all areas at times. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High Gulf of Finland 1040 on Monday evening will move away east on Tuesday. New low expected Iceland 986 by midday on Tuesday before moving away north on Wednesday as a complex low moves east over the UK. New high expected just west of Fitzroy 1031 by early Wednesday before moving southeast and dissipating on Thursday with another new low expected southern Norwegian Sea 995 by same time. Gales expected in Shannon, Rockall, Hebrides Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Monday evening and Tuesday with strong winds in all other areas. Winds then ease from most areas but gales are expected for a time in Fastnet later Tuesday with strong winds in strong winds expected in Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon on Wednesday and Thursday. 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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