Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
Low 1007 expected late on Sunday over Faeroes, drifting east and losing identity early on Monday. High 1015 expected midday on Monday over Thames, remaining slow moving and then dissipating early on Tuesday. On Wednesday, high 1028 lies just west of Sole while low 999 lies over the Norwegian Sea. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected from late on Sunday in South Utsire, Fisher and Fair Isle, and from Monday morning in Viking, North Utsire, Forties, Cromarty and Forth. Winds moderate from the west on Monday evening, before strengthening again from the west through Tuesday morning. Strong winds are also expected from midday Tuesday in Humber and Thames. Winds moderate in all areas on Wednesday morning. Widespread fog may affect Wight through Monday
Niton
Low 1007 expected late on Sunday over Faeroes, drifting east and losing identity early on Monday. High 1015 expected midday on Monday over Thames, remaining slow moving and then dissipating early on Tuesday. On Wednesday, high 1028 lies just west of Sole while low 999 lies over the Norwegian Sea. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected for a time late on Sunday in Sole and Shannon. Strong winds are also expected from midday Tuesday in Thames, Plymouth, Lundy and Irish Sea, moderating on Wednesday morning. Widespread fog may affect Wight and Portland through Monday
Portpatrick
Low 1007 expected late on Sunday over Faeroes, drifting east and losing identity early on Monday. High 1015 expected midday on Monday over Thames, remaining slow moving and then dissipating early on Tuesday. On Wednesday, high 1028 lies just west of Sole while low 999 lies over the Norwegian Sea. Gales are expected for a time early on Tuesday in Faeroes and SE Iceland. Strong winds are expected from late on Sunday in Shannon, Rockall, Bailey, Faeroes and Fair Isle. Winds moderate early on Monday in Shannon while extending into Malin, Hebrides and SE Iceland. Winds moderate for a time on Monday afternoon but strengthen again from the west later Monday. Strong winds are also expected from midday Tuesday in Lundy and Irish Sea. Winds then moderate in all areas through Wednesday
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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