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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 976 expected north of Iceland on Friday evening, then 983 east of Iceland by midday on Saturday, before beginning to lose its identity as it moves away northeast during Sunday. High 1026 expected over Fitzroy on Friday evening, drifting east and expected 1024 over Biscay by midday on Saturday, lingering here into Sunday before moving east into the Continent on Monday. Low 1002 expected west of Shannon on Friday evening, quickly moving northeast and losing its identity on Saturday. New low 994 expected south of Iceland by midday on Monday, moving east-northeast. No gales are expected during the forecast, however strong winds are likely to spread across the North Sea from the northwest during Friday night and Saturday, before easing for all on Saturday evening. Strong winds possible in Fair Isle again on Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 976 expected north of Iceland on Friday evening, then 983 east of Iceland by midday on Saturday, before beginning to lose its identity as it moves away northeast during Sunday. High 1026 expected over Fitzroy on Friday evening, drifting east and expected 1024 over Biscay by midday on Saturday, lingering here into Sunday before moving east into the Continent on Monday. Low 1002 expected west of Shannon on Friday evening, quickly moving northeast and losing its identity on Saturday. New low 994 expected south of Iceland by midday on Monday, moving east-northeast. No gales are expected during the forecast, however strong winds are likely to spread across the north of the area from the northwest during Friday night and Saturday, before easing for all by Saturday evening. No further strong winds are expected but widespread fog may affect the region at times
Portpatrick
Low 976 expected north of Iceland on Friday evening, then 983 east of Iceland by midday on Saturday, before beginning to lose its identity as it moves away northeast during Sunday. High 1026 expected over Fitzroy on Friday evening, drifting east and expected 1024 over Biscay by midday on Saturday, lingering here into Sunday before moving east into the Continent on Monday. Low 1002 expected west of Shannon on Friday evening, quickly moving northeast and losing its identity on Saturday. New low 994 expected south of Iceland by midday on Monday, moving east-northeast. Isolated gales are possible in Bailey, Faeroes and South East Iceland for a time on Friday evening, with strong winds expected elsewhere, before easing for all sea areas on Saturday afternoon. No further gales are expected but strong winds are possible in the north and west from Sunday evening onwards. 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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