Met Office weather
Extended outlook
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For the period to .
Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
High 1037 expected by late on Sunday in Sweden and stretching a ridge across most area, moving away further east by midday on Tuesday as the ridge gradually declines. New low 1003 expected by late on Tuesday in Shannon, moving east and expected by midday on Wednesday in Ireland, 998. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fair Isle, moderating by midday on Monday. Gales expected by early on Wednesday in Viking, South Utsire and Forties. Strong winds throughout most of the period in most areas
Niton
High 1037 expected by late on Sunday in Sweden and stretching a ridge across most area, moving away further east by midday on Tuesday as the ridge gradually declines. New low 1003 expected by late on Tuesday in Shannon, moving east and expected by midday on Wednesday in Ireland, 998. Severe gales expected for time on Wednesday in Fastnet and Shannon, with gales expected from late on Tuesday until end of period. Gales expected by end of period in Portland, Plymouth and Lundy. Gales expected by midday on Wednesday in Biscay. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fitzroy, moderating by midday on Monday, but returning by early on Wednesday. Gales expected by late on Tuesday in Sole
Portpatrick
High 1037 expected by late on Sunday in Sweden and stretching a ridge across most area, moving away further east by midday on Tuesday as the ridge gradually declines. New low 1003 expected by late on Tuesday in Shannon, moving east and expected by midday on Wednesday in Ireland, 998. Severe gales expected for time on Wednesday in Fastnet, Shannon and Rockall, with gales expected from late on Tuesday until end of period. Severe gales expected from late on Sunday until early on Monday in Southeast Iceland, with gales expected to moderate by late on Tuesday. Gales expected by end of period in Lundy. Gales expected by midday on Wednesday in Malin. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Bailey, moderating by late on Tuesday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fair Isle and Faeroes, moderating by midday on Monday
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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