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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 995 in Norwegian Sea at first, expected 997 in northern Norway by noon Tuesday, then 1001 to the south of Bear Island by noon Wednesday then 1007 to the east of Bear Island by noon Thursday. Low 1001 in Faeroes at first, expected 995 in southern Norway by noon Tuesday, then 990 in the Baltic by noon Wednesday, then 1002 in Poland by noon Thursday. Low 993 to the south of Denmark Strait at first, expected 994 to southwest of Iceland by noon Tuesday, then 999 to northeast of Iceland late Wednesday, then 998 to the north of Iceland on Thursday. High 1024 to the northeast of the Azores at first, expected 1025 in west Fitzroy late Tuesday, 1022 in southern North Sea by noon Thursday. Occasional strong winds in northern north sea through to mid-Wednesday, also in German Bight late Tuesday and for much of Wednesday. Occasional strong winds in northern north sea through to mid-Wednesday, also in German Bight late Tuesday and for much of Wednesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 995 in Norwegian Sea at first, expected 997 in northern Norway by noon Tuesday, then 1001 to the south of Bear Island by noon Wednesday then 1007 to the east of Bear Island by noon Thursday. Low 1001 in Faeroes at first, expected 995 in southern Norway by noon Tuesday, then 990 in the Baltic by noon Wednesday, then 1002 in Poland by noon Thursday. Low 993 to the south of Denmark Strait at first, expected 994 to southwest of Iceland by noon Tuesday, then 999 to northeast of Iceland late Wednesday, then 998 to the north of Iceland on Thursday. High 1024 to the northeast of the Azores at first, expected 1025 in west Fitzroy late Tuesday, 1022 in southern North Sea by noon Thursday. Occasional strong winds in northern north sea through to mid-Wednesday, also in German Bight late Tuesday and for much of Wednesday. No strong winds or widespread fog throughout the forecast period
Portpatrick
Low 995 in Norwegian Sea at first, expected 997 in northern Norway by noon Tuesday, then 1001 to the south of Bear Island by noon Wednesday then 1007 to the east of Bear Island by noon Thursday. Low 1001 in Faeroes at first, expected 995 in southern Norway by noon Tuesday, then 990 in the Baltic by noon Wednesday, then 1002 in Poland by noon Thursday. Low 993 to the south of Denmark Strait at first, expected 994 to southwest of Iceland by noon Tuesday, then 999 to northeast of Iceland late Wednesday, then 998 to the north of Iceland on Thursday. High 1024 to the northeast of the Azores at first, expected 1025 in west Fitzroy late Tuesday, 1022 in southern North Sea by noon Thursday. Occasional strong winds in northern north sea through to mid-Wednesday, also in German Bight late Tuesday and for much of Wednesday. Occasional strong winds in Fair Isle at first, and Southeast Iceland later Thursday. 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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