Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
High 1031 expected late on Friday over northeast France, drifting away east or northeast on Saturday. New high 1031 lies just west of Fitzroy from early on Sunday, dissipating late on Monday. Low 983 moves east across Iceland on Sunday, expected late on Sunday over the Norwegian Sea 989. New low 989 expected Monday morning over South East Iceland, moving east into the Norwegian Sea later Monday, 977. Gales are expected from midday on Monday in Viking and Fair Isle. Strong winds are expected from late on Friday in all areas except Thames, Dover and Wight. Winds moderate through Saturday for all areas except Viking and Fair Isle. Strong winds are expected again from midday Sunday in North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty and Forth, before spreading into all remaining areas except Thames, Dover and Wight through Sunday night and early Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1031 expected late on Friday over northeast France, drifting away east or northeast on Saturday. New high 1031 lies just west of Fitzroy from early on Sunday, dissipating late on Monday. Low 983 moves east across Iceland on Sunday, expected late on Sunday over the Norwegian Sea 989. New low 989 expected Monday morning over South East Iceland, moving east into the Norwegian Sea later Monday, 977. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected throughout the forecast period in Fitzroy and for a time on Monday morning in Irish Sea and Shannon. No further strong winds are expected. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1031 expected late on Friday over northeast France, drifting away east or northeast on Saturday. New high 1031 lies just west of Fitzroy from early on Sunday, dissipating late on Monday. Low 983 moves east across Iceland on Sunday, expected late on Sunday over the Norwegian Sea 989. New low 989 expected Monday morning over South East Iceland, moving east into the Norwegian Sea later Monday, 977. Gales are expected for a time on Sunday morning in South East Iceland. Gales are also expected from early on Monday in Hebrides, Bailey and South East Iceland, and from midday Monday in Fair Isle and Faeroes. Strong winds are expected throughout the period in all areas except Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon. Strong winds then expected for a time on Monday morning in Irish Sea and Shannon. 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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