Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low Trafalgar 1006 at 1800 on Friday, slow moving expected 1000 by midday on Saturday then expected 1006 by midday on Sunday. This expected 1010 by midday on Monday. High 150 miles west of Bailey 1042 at 1800 on Friday expected Faeroes 1047 by midday on Saturday then expected Hebrides 1038 by midday on Sunday. This dissipating by midday on Monday. New high expected 100 miles west of Bailey 1040 by midday on Sunday expected 100 miles southwest of Iceland 1038 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected to develop in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Fisher and German Bight by midday on Saturday. These are expected to ease by the end of the day. Gales are expected to develop in South Utsire and Fisher by late on Sunday. These are expected to continue through Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low Trafalgar 1006 at 1800 on Friday, slow moving expected 1000 by midday on Saturday then expected 1006 by midday on Sunday. This expected 1010 by midday on Monday. High 150 miles west of Bailey 1042 at 1800 on Friday expected Faeroes 1047 by midday on Saturday then expected Hebrides 1038 by midday on Sunday. This dissipating by midday on Monday. New high expected 100 miles west of Bailey 1040 by midday on Sunday expected 100 miles southwest of Iceland 1038 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected in FitzRoy on Friday evening. These are expected to continue for much of Saturday before dying out later in the day. Gales are not expected during the rest of the forecast period. Strong winds are expected in all other areas during Friday evening and Saturday, and these are then expected to die out by midday on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low Trafalgar 1006 at 1800 on Friday, slow moving expected 1000 by midday on Saturday then expected 1006 by midday on Sunday. This expected 1010 by midday on Monday. High 150 miles west of Bailey 1042 at 1800 on Friday expected Faeroes 1047 by midday on Saturday then expected Hebrides 1038 by midday on Sunday. This dissipating by midday on Monday. New high expected 100 miles west of Bailey 1040 by midday on Sunday expected 100 miles southwest of Iceland 1038 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected in Southeast Iceland at first on Friday evening, but these are expected to die out by the end of the day. Gales are expected to develop in Southeast Iceland late on Saturday. These are expected to die out by midday on Sunday. No gales are expected through the rest of the forecast period. 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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