Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 981 expected late on Thursday over Sole, moving east or northeast, expected midday Friday over SE England 982, filling as it clears over northern Europe on Saturday morning. New low 950 expected midday Saturday just west of Bailey, moving east, expected late Saturday over Hebrides 955 and midday Sunday over Fair Isle 967, clearing into the Norwegian Basin late Sunday. New low 978 expected late on Sunday over Rockall. High 1025 also expected late on Sunday over Fitzroy. Gales are expected from early Friday in Dogger, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover and Wight, with severe gales or storm force winds expected through the English Channel for a time on Friday morning. Gales moderate on Friday afternoon in Dogger, German Bight and Humber, and early on Saturday in Thames, Dover and Wight. Gales are also expected from midday Saturday in Fair Isle, spreading southeast into all areas through Saturday afternoon. Gales moderate in all areas through Sunday afternoon
Niton
Low 981 expected late Thursday over Sole, moving east or northeast, expected midday Friday over SE England 982, filling as it clears over northern Europe on Saturday morning. New low 950 expected midday Saturday west of Bailey, moving east, expected late Saturday over Hebrides 955 and midday Sunday over Fair Isle 967, clearing into the Norwegian Basin late Sunday. New low 978 expected late on Sunday over Rockall. High 1025 also expected late on Sunday over Fitzroy. Gales are expected from late on Thursday in all areas except Thames, Dover, Wight and Irish Sea where gales are expected from early in Friday. Severe gales or storm force winds expected for a time on Thursday night and Friday morning in most areas. Gales moderating through Friday afternoon in Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole and Shannon, and moderate early on Saturday elsewhere. Gales are expected again from Saturday morning in the west, spreading east into all areas by late Saturday, moderating on Sunday afternoon
Portpatrick
Low 981 expected late on Thursday over Sole, moving east or northeast, expected midday Friday over SE England 982, filling as it clears over northern Europe on Saturday morning. New low 950 expected midday Saturday just west of Bailey, moving east, expected late Saturday over Hebrides 955 and midday Sunday over Fair Isle 967, clearing into the Norwegian Basin late Sunday. New low 978 expected late on Sunday over Rockall. High 1025 also expected late on Sunday over Fitzroy. Gales are expected from Thursday evening in Lundy, Fastnet and Shannon, and from early on Friday in Irish Sea, with a period of severe gales or storm force winds expected for a time on Thursday night in the far south. Gales moderate from the west through Friday night. Gales are expected again from early Saturday in the far west, spreading east into all areas by Saturday afternoon, before moderating from the west through Sunday afternoon
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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