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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High German Bight 1027 on Monday evening expected Baltic Sea 1021 by Tuesday evening, before moving away east and dissipating on Wednesday. New low expected 150 miles southwest of Iceland 999 on Tuesday, expected southern Norwegian Sea on Wednesday, before moving away northeast over the North Cape on Thursday. New low expected Portugal 1010 on Tuesday, moving slowly north and expected southern Fitzroy 1008 on Thursday. New high expected Shannon 1023 on Wednesday, then expected Forties 1026 on Thursday. Strong winds expected on Monday evening in South Utsire then easing on Tuesday, but strong winds are then expected for a time on Tuesday in Viking and North Utsire. Strong winds are then expected on Wednesday in Fair Isle and on Thursday in South Utsire and Fisher. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High German Bight 1027 on Monday evening expected Baltic Sea 1021 by Tuesday evening, before moving away east and dissipating on Wednesday. New low expected 150 miles southwest of Iceland 999 on Tuesday, expected southern Norwegian Sea on Wednesday, before moving away northeast over the North Cape on Thursday. New low expected Portugal 1010 on Tuesday, moving slowly north and expected southern Fitzroy 1008 on Thursday. New high expected Shannon 1023 on Wednesday, then expected Forties 1026 on Thursday. Strong winds are expected on Wednesday in Fitzroy and Sole before extending into Plymouth, Lundy, Fastnet and Shannon for a time on Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High German Bight 1027 on Monday evening expected Baltic Sea 1021 by Tuesday evening, before moving away east and dissipating on Wednesday. New low expected 150 miles southwest of Iceland 999 on Tuesday, expected southern Norwegian Sea on Wednesday, before moving away northeast over the North Cape on Thursday. New high expected Shannon 1023 on Wednesday, then expected Forties 1026 on Thursday. Strong winds expected on Tuesday in Rockall, Hebrides, Bailey and Southeast Iceland, then becoming confined to Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Wednesday. Strong winds expected on Thursday in Lundy, Fastnet, Shannon, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland. 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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