Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low central Trafalgar 1007 at 1800 on Saturday expected southeastern Trafalgar 1014 by midday on Sunday then moving away southeast by midday on Monday. High Faeroes 1046 at 1800 on Saturday expected Malin 1039 by midday on Sunday then dissipating by midday on Monday. New high expected Bailey 1039 by midday on Sunday then expected 150 miles southwest of Iceland 1037 by midday on Monday, then expected 200 miles west of Bailey 1041 by midday on Tuesday. Gales are expected in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Fisher and German Bight on Saturday evening. These gales are expected to die out on Sunday morning. Gales are expected to develop in South Utsire and Fisher late on Sunday. These are expected to die out in South Utsire by midday on Monday then in Fisher later in the day. Gales are expected in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties and Fisher by midday on Tuesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low central Trafalgar 1007 at 1800 on Saturday expected southeastern Trafalgar 1014 by midday on Sunday then moving away southeast by midday on Monday. High Faeroes 1046 at 1800 on Saturday expected Malin 1039 by midday on Sunday then dissipating by midday on Monday. New high expected Bailey 1039 by midday on Sunday then expected 150 miles southwest of Iceland 1037 by midday on Monday, then expected 200 miles west of Bailey 1041 by midday on Tuesday. No gales are expected. Strong winds are expected in all areas on Saturday evening. These are expected to die out in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland and Irish Sea by midday on Sunday, and are then expected to die out in all other areas by the end of the day. Strong winds are expected in Fastnet and Shannon late on Tuesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low central Trafalgar 1007 at 1800 on Saturday expected southeastern Trafalgar 1014 by midday on Sunday then moving away southeast by midday on Monday. High Faeroes 1046 at 1800 on Saturday expected Malin 1039 by midday on Sunday then dissipating by midday on Monday. New high expected Bailey 1039 by midday on Sunday then expected 150 miles southwest of Iceland 1037 by midday on Monday, then expected 200 miles west of Bailey 1041 by midday on Tuesday. No gales are expected. Strong winds are expected in Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Saturday evening. These are expected to die out in Irish Sea and Rockall by midday on Sunday, and are then expected to die out in all other areas by the end of the day. Strong winds are expected to develop in Fair Isle and Faeroes by midday on Tuesday. 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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