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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1030 expected Thames Tuesday evening, declining east into the Continent during Wednesday. New High 1031 expected west of Sole Tuesday night, then 1030 over Sole midday Wednesday, then 1028 over Thames midday Thursday and moving into the Continent Friday. Low 988 expected northwest of Iceland Tuesday evening, generally remaining stationary as it fills over the next couple of days. New Atlantic Low 975 expected west of Rockall Wednesday night, quickly moving northeast while deepening and expected 960 west of Bailey midday Thursday, then expected 964 over South East Iceland Thursday night, and 971 Norwegian Sea midday Friday. Shallow low 1019 expected over Dogger midday Wednesday, moving east and expected 1013 over German Bight Wednesday night, and moving into Scandinavia Thursday. Strong winds and isolated gales possible in the North Sea on Wednesday evening, easing during Thursday. Gales then expected Viking and Fair Isle from Thursday afternoon onwards. Widespread fog not expected
Niton
High 1030 expected Thames Tuesday evening, declining east into the Continent during Wednesday. New High 1031 expected west of Sole Tuesday night, then 1030 over Sole midday Wednesday, then 1028 over Thames midday Thursday and moving into the Continent Friday. Low 988 expected northwest of Iceland Tuesday evening, generally remaining stationary as it fills over the next couple of days. New Atlantic Low 975 expected west of Rockall Wednesday night, quickly moving northeast while deepening and expected 960 west of Bailey midday Thursday, then expected 964 over South East Iceland Thursday night, and 971 Norwegian Sea midday Friday. Shallow low 1019 expected over Dogger midday Wednesday, moving east and expected 1013 over German Bight Wednesday night, and moving into Scandinavia Thursday. Gales expected in Shannon for a time during Thursday morning, before easing in the afternoon. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1030 expected Thames Tuesday evening, declining east into the Continent during Wednesday. New High 1031 expected west of Sole Tuesday night, then 1030 over Sole midday Wednesday, then 1028 over Thames midday Thursday and moving into the Continent Friday. Low 988 expected northwest of Iceland Tuesday evening, generally remaining stationary as it fills over the next couple of days. New Atlantic Low 975 expected west of Rockall Wednesday night, quickly moving northeast while deepening and expected 960 west of Bailey midday Thursday, then expected 964 over South East Iceland Thursday night, and 971 Norwegian Sea midday Friday. Shallow low 1019 expected over Dogger midday Wednesday, moving east and expected 1013 over German Bight Wednesday night, and moving into Scandinavia Thursday. Gales, or severe gales at times, are expected to spread in to the north and west from Wednesday night onwards, before easing for most sea areas on Friday afternoon. 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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