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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 1005 expected over the Norwegian Sea on Saturday evening, deepening slightly as it slowly moves north and east over the rest of the forecast period. High 1031 expected over Sole on Saturday evening, but declining during Sunday. New high 1016 expected over Faeroes on Sunday night, gradually moving east and declining during Monday and Tuesday. Another high 1028 expected over Fitzroy on Tuesday, this slow moving. New low 982 expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Tuesday, moving east or northeast during Tuesday afternoon. No gales are expected through the forecast period, but strong winds or near gales are possible in South Utsire, Fisher and German Bight from Monday afternoon, before easing overnight into Tuesday. Further strong winds are then expected in Fair Isle from Tuesday afternoon onwards. Widespread fog may affect the area at times, particularly during Sunday night
Niton
Low 1005 expected over the Norwegian Sea on Saturday evening, deepening slightly as it slowly moves north and east over the rest of the forecast period. High 1031 expected over Sole on Saturday evening, but declining during Sunday. New high 1016 expected over Faeroes on Sunday night, gradually moving east and declining during Monday and Tuesday. Another high 1028 expected over Fitzroy on Tuesday, this slow moving. New low 982 expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Tuesday, moving east or northeast during Tuesday afternoon. No gales are expected to affect any of the sea areas during the forecast period, however strong winds may affect parts of Fitzroy at times. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 1005 expected over the Norwegian Sea on Saturday evening, deepening slightly as it slowly moves north and east over the rest of the forecast period. High 1031 expected over Sole on Saturday evening, but declining during Sunday. New high 1016 expected over Faeroes on Sunday night, gradually moving east and declining during Monday and Tuesday. Another high 1028 expected over Fitzroy on Tuesday, this slow moving. New low 982 expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Tuesday, moving east or northeast during Tuesday afternoon. No gales are expected to affect the region during the forecast period, however strong winds are possible in Rockall and Malin during Sunday, before easing during Sunday afternoon. Further strong winds are then expected to spread in from the west on Tuesday. Widespread fog may affect the region at times
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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