Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
Low 963 expected North of Iceland on Friday evening will gradually fill in situ during Saturday. New low 959 expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Sunday, moving east and expected 974 north Bailey by midday on Monday. Another new Atlantic low centre expected 963 west of Rockall by midday on Monday, quickly moves northeast during Monday afternoon and merges with previous low over Bailey. Strong winds and near gales expected in the northern North Sea on Friday evening, easing during the early hours of Saturday morning. Further strong winds spread in from the north and west on Sunday morning, with gales possible at times in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire and Fisher from Sunday afternoon, before all gales and strong winds ease for all areas overnight. Strong winds affecting the northwest of the region again on Monday, with gales expected in Fair Isle. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 963 expected North of Iceland on Friday evening will gradually fill in situ during Saturday. New low 959 expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Sunday, moving east and expected 974 north Bailey by midday on Monday. Another new Atlantic low centre expected 963 west of Rockall by midday on Monday, quickly moves northeast during Monday afternoon and merges with previous low over Bailey. High 1024 expected to move east over Biscay midday on Monday. Strong winds and near gales expected in all areas apart from the English Channel from Friday evening, easing for all on Saturday morning. Further strong winds spread into the northwest of the region on Saturday night, with gales expected in Shannon from late morning Sunday, Strong winds and near gales continue to affect the northwest of the region for the remainder of the forecast period. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 963 expected North of Iceland on Friday evening will gradually fill in situ during Saturday. New low 959 expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Sunday, moving east and expected 974 north Bailey by midday on Monday. Another new Atlantic low centre expected 963 west of Rockall by midday on Monday, quickly moves northeast during Monday afternoon and merges with previous low over Bailey. Strong winds and near gales expected to affect all sea areas from Friday evening, with gales possible briefly in Rockall and Bailey, before easing for all early Saturday. Further strong winds and near gales then expected to spread in from the west on Saturday evening, with the risk of isolated gales across the region at times, before a more extensive area of gales spreads into Shannon and Rockall from late morning Sunday, and also moving into Hebrides and Bailey on Monday, while easing in the south. 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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