Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1020 expected over North Utsire from Monday evening, drifting north and expected 1018 over Norway by midday on Tuesday before continuing to decline eastwards into Wednesday. Low 1006 expected over Shannon on Monday evening, moving northeast and expected over Scotland by midday on Tuesday, then expected 1005 over Forties by midday on Wednesday, before moving into Scandinavia on Thursday and continuing to lose its identity. High 1027, expected west of Shannon by midday on Wednesday, drifting east and expected 1024 over Fastnet by midday on Thursday. Low 1001 also expected over South East Iceland by midday on Thursday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, but strong winds and near gales are possible in South Utsire and Fisher from Thursday afternoon onwards. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1020 expected over North Utsire from Monday evening, drifting north and expected 1018 over Norway by midday on Tuesday before continuing to decline eastwards into Wednesday. Low 1006 expected over Shannon on Monday evening, moving northeast and expected over Scotland by midday on Tuesday, then expected 1005 over Forties by midday on Wednesday, before moving into Scandinavia on Thursday and continuing to lose its identity. High 1027, expected west of Shannon by midday on Wednesday, drifting east and expected 1024 over Fastnet by midday on Thursday. Low 1001 also expected over South East Iceland by midday on Thursday. No gales or strong winds are expected to affect the region during the forecast period. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1020 expected over North Utsire from Monday evening, drifting north and expected 1018 over Norway by midday on Tuesday before continuing to decline eastwards into Wednesday. Low 1006 expected over Shannon on Monday evening, moving northeast and expected over Scotland by midday on Tuesday, then expected 1005 over Forties by midday on Wednesday, before moving into Scandinavia on Thursday and continuing to lose its identity. High 1027, expected west of Shannon by midday on Wednesday, drifting east and expected 1024 over Fastnet by midday on Thursday. Low 1001 also expected over South East Iceland by midday on Thursday. No gales are expected to affect the region, however strong winds are possible at times throughout, especially affecting Rockall, Malin, Hebrides and Bailey on Thursday. 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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