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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Slow moving low, Norwegian Basin, 999 on Wednesday evening gradually filling 1005 by Saturday evening. Low, southern North Sea, 1011 on Wednesday evening expected southern Sweden 1006 by Thursday evening and northern Sweden 1002 by Friday evening, then North Cape with little change by Saturday evening. High, just west of Fitzroy, 1023 expected Sole by Thursday evening and Holland by Friday evening with little change then southern Baltic 1020 by Saturday evening. Low, Azores, 1014 on Wednesday evening expected 350nm north of Azores 1001 by Thursday evening and 400nm northeast of Azores 1006 by Friday evening then just west of Sole 1004 by Saturday evening. No gales expected but strong winds at times in Viking and Fair Isle on Wednesday evening soon easing and Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger and German and Fisher from late Thursday easing from the west through Friday and Viking, Forties, Cromarty and Fair Isle from late Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Slow moving low, Norwegian Basin, 999 on Wednesday evening gradually filling 1005 by Saturday evening. Low, southern North Sea, 1011 on Wednesday evening expected southern Sweden 1006 by Thursday evening and northern Sweden 1002 by Friday evening, then North Cape with little change by Saturday evening. High, just west of Fitzroy, 1023 expected Sole by Thursday evening and Holland by Friday evening with little change then southern Baltic 1020 by Saturday evening. Low, Azores, 1014 on Wednesday evening expected 350nm north of Azores 1001 by Thursday evening and 400nm northeast of Azores 1006 by Friday evening then just west of Sole 1004 by Saturday evening. No gales expected but strong winds at times in northwest Fitzroy, western Sole, western Fastnet and Shannon from late Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Slow moving low, Norwegian Basin, 999 on Wednesday evening gradually filling 1005 by Saturday evening. Low, southern North Sea, 1011 on Wednesday evening expected southern Sweden 1006 by Thursday evening and northern Sweden 1002 by Friday evening, then North Cape with little change by Saturday evening. High, just west of Fitzroy, 1023 expected Sole by Thursday evening and Holland by Friday evening with little change then southern Baltic 1020 by Saturday evening. Low, Azores, 1014 on Wednesday evening expected 350nm north of Azores 1001 by Thursday evening and 400nm northeast of Azores 1006 by Friday evening then just west of Sole 1004 by Saturday evening. No gales expected but strong winds at times in Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Wednesday evening soon easing and Rockall, Hebrides and Bailey at first on Friday, and Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland from midday Friday and Shannon and Rockall from later Friday 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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