Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 978 expected west of Bailey on Sunday evening, moving east and expected 977 over Faeroes by midday on Monday, then 985 over the southern Norwegian Sea by midday on Tuesday, before moving southeast and expected 999 over Denmark by midday on Wednesday. Atlantic High 1030 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, slowly moving east during Wednesday. Strong winds expected to affect the northern North Sea from Sunday evening onwards, with gales likely in Fair Isle from early Monday, and severe gales possible here at times. Gales then spread into Viking from early Tuesday, and also into South Utsire, Fisher and Forties on Tuesday night, before gales then ease for all sea areas early Wednesday, however strong winds are likely to continue and spread south across the southern North Sea. Widespread fog is not expected during the forecast period
Niton
Low 978 expected west of Bailey on Sunday evening, moving east and expected 977 over Faeroes by midday on Monday, then 985 over the southern Norwegian Sea by midday on Tuesday, before moving southeast and expected 999 over Denmark by midday on Wednesday. Atlantic High 1030 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, slowly moving east during Wednesday. Gales are not expected during the forecast period, however strong winds are possible across many sea areas at times, particularly in the north and west from Monday and into Tuesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 978 expected west of Bailey on Sunday evening, moving east and expected 977 over Faeroes by midday on Monday, then 985 over the southern Norwegian Sea by midday on Tuesday, before moving southeast and expected 999 over Denmark by midday on Wednesday. Atlantic High 1030 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, slowly moving east during Wednesday. Strong winds are likely across all sea areas at times from Sunday, with gales or severe gales expected in Rockall, Hebrides, Bailey and South East Iceland from Sunday evening, and spreading into Fair Isle and Faeroes from early Monday. Gales then ease for all but Fair Isle by Monday night, while strong winds expected to continue elsewhere until Tuesday evening, and gales then ease in Fair Isle early Wednesday, with strong winds easing here by Wednesday 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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