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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1022 expected late on Thursday over Dover, gradually drifting east across Europe on Friday. Meanwhile, low pressure well to the north of the UK extends occasional troughs into northern sea areas, and high pressure over the Azores extends a ridge into southern and western areas. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected from late on Thursday in Fair Isle, moderating on Friday afternoon. Strong winds are also expected from late on Sunday in South Utsire, Fisher and German Bight. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1022 expected late on Thursday over Dover, gradually drifting east across Europe on Friday. Meanwhile, low pressure well to the north of the UK extends occasional troughs into northern sea areas, and high pressure over the Azores extends a ridge into southern and western areas. Gales are expected from early on Saturday in Biscay, moderating on Saturday afternoon. Strong winds are expected from early on Friday in Fitzroy and from late on Friday in Biscay. Strong winds are then expected from early on Saturday in Sole, Fastnet and Shannon, spreading into Portland, Plymouth, Lundy and Irish Sea through Saturday afternoon. Strong winds moderate in all areas on Sunday afternoon. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1022 expected late on Thursday over Dover, gradually drifting east across Europe on Friday. Meanwhile, low pressure well to the north of the UK extends occasional troughs into northern sea areas, and high pressure over the Azores extends a ridge into southern and western areas. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected from late on Thursday in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and SE Iceland, moderating on Friday afternoon in Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and SE Iceland. Strong winds are then expected from early on Saturday in Fastnet and Shannon, spreading into Lundy and Irish Sea through Saturday afternoon. Strong winds moderate in all areas on Sunday afternoon. 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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