Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 1011 expected late on Saturday over Portland, moving northeast, expected midday Sunday over Humber 1004, then losing identity late on Sunday. New low 1000 expected late on Sunday over Faeroes, moving east, expected midday Monday over the Norwegian Basin 990, clearing to the north later Monday. On Tuesday, complex low pressure lies to the east, with high pressure lying over the mid-Atlantic. Gales are expected for a time on Monday morning in Fair Isle, and on Monday afternoon in Viking and North Utsire. Strong winds are expected from late on Saturday in Viking, North Utsire and South Utsire, soon moderating, and from Sunday morning in Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames and Dover, moderating in the west on Sunday evening and persisting in the east. Strong winds are expected to spread east across northern areas on Monday morning, persisting through the rest of the forecast period
Niton
Low 1011 expected late on Saturday over Portland, moving northeast, expected midday Sunday over Humber 1004, then losing identity late on Sunday. New low 1000 expected late on Sunday over Faeroes, moving east, expected midday Monday over the Norwegian Basin 990, clearing to the north later Monday. On Tuesday, complex low pressure lies to the east, with high pressure lying over the mid-Atlantic. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected on Sunday morning in Thames and Dover, and on Sunday afternoon in Sole, Fastnet, and Shannon. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 1011 expected late on Saturday over Portland, moving northeast, expected midday Sunday over Humber 1004, then losing identity late on Sunday. New low 1000 expected late on Sunday over Faeroes, moving east, expected midday Monday over the Norwegian Basin 990, clearing to the north later Monday. On Tuesday, complex low pressure lies to the east, with high pressure lying over the mid-Atlantic. Gales are expected for a time on Monday morning in Fair Isle, and on Monday afternoon in Faeroes and SE Iceland. Strong winds are expected from late on Saturday in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Faeroes and SE Iceland, and for a time on Sunday afternoon in Fastnet, and Shannon. Strong winds moderate late on Sunday in Fastnet, Shannon, Rockall and Malin, but persist elsewhere. Strong winds are also expected from early on Monday in Fair Isle
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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