Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low, 200nm southwest of Iceland, 954 late Wednesday expected Southeast Iceland 972 late Thursday and 150nm east of Jan Mayen 983 by late Friday then losing its identity. High, 700nm west of the Azores, 1030 late Wednesday expected 200nm west of Azores 1031 by late Thursday becoming slow moving over the Azores 1034 by late Friday, then intensifying 1039 by late Saturday. New low, expected 600nm southwest of Iceland, 980 by late Thursday expected 200nm southwest of Iceland 969 by late Friday then Southeast Iceland 974 by late Saturday. Severe gales expected in Fair Isle at times throughout with strong winds or gales at times in all areas throughout, although winds easing for a time on Friday in Thames, Dover and Wight
Niton
Low, 200nm southwest of Iceland, 954 late Wednesday expected Southeast Iceland 972 late Thursday and 150nm east of Jan Mayen 983 by late Friday then losing its identity. High, 700nm west of the Azores, 1030 late Wednesday expected 200nm west of Azores 1031 by late Thursday becoming slow moving over the Azores 1034 by late Friday, then intensifying 1039 by late Saturday. New low, expected 600nm southwest of Iceland, 980 by late Thursday expected 200nm southwest of Iceland 969 by late Friday then Southeast Iceland 974 by late Saturday. Severe gales in north Shannon for a time Thursday, with strong winds or gales in all areas at times throughout, although winds easing for a time on Friday in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland and Plymouth
Portpatrick
Low, 200nm southwest of Iceland, 954 late Wednesday expected Southeast Iceland 972 late Thursday and 150nm east of Jan Mayen 983 by late Friday then losing its identity. High, 700nm west of the Azores, 1030 late Wednesday expected 200nm west of Azores 1031 by late Thursday becoming slow moving over the Azores 1034 by late Friday, then intensifying 1039 by late Saturday. New low, expected 600nm southwest of Iceland, 980 by late Thursday expected 200nm southwest of Iceland 969 by late Friday then Southeast Iceland 974 by late Saturday. Severe gales expected at times in north Shannon on Thursday and in Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle and Faeroes at times throughout, with strong winds or gales throughout in all areas
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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