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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 958 expected late on Wednesday just east of Iceland, slow-moving over the area through Thursday and Friday before clearing northeast on Saturday. High 1025 expected late on Saturday over Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Wednesday in Viking, Cromarty, Forth and Fair Isle, and from early on Thursday in all other areas. Gales moderate on Thursday evening in South Utsire, Forties, Tyne and Dogger, and moderate on Friday morning elsewhere. Gales are expected again late on Saturday in Fair Isle. Strong winds are expected to spread southeast through Wednesday night to affect all areas by early on Thursday. Strong winds ease on Saturday morning in all areas, before strengthening again in the far north on Saturday evening. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 958 expected late on Wednesday just east of Iceland, slow-moving over the area through Thursday and Friday before clearing northeast on Saturday. High 1025 expected late on Saturday over Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Wednesday in Sole, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon, and from early on Thursday in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth and Lundy. Gales are expected to moderate later on Thursday in Irish Sea while spreading south into Biscay and Fitzroy. Gales moderate on Friday morning in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth and Lundy, and early on Saturday elsewhere. Strong winds are expected to spread southeast through Wednesday night to affect all areas by early on Thursday. Strong winds expected to ease on Saturday morning in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth and Biscay. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 958 expected late on Wednesday just east of Iceland, slow-moving over the area through Thursday and Friday before clearing northeast on Saturday. High 1025 expected late on Saturday over Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Wednesday in all areas except Lundy, where gales are expected from early on Thursday. Gales moderate early on Thursday in South East Iceland, and late on Thursday in Irish Sea, Bailey and Faeroes. Gales moderate on Friday morning in Lundy, Malin, Hebrides and Fair Isle, and early on Saturday elsewhere. Gales are expected again from late on Saturday in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and South East Iceland. Strong winds are generally expected in all areas throughout, but ease for a time on Saturday morning in Fair Isle. 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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