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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 978 expected over the Norwegian Basin on Saturday evening, slow moving and expected 981 by midday Sunday, 991 by midday on Monday and expected 1000 by midday Tuesday. Atlantic High 1025 stretches a ridge northeast into Fitzroy midday Monday, before moving east and expected 1022 over Plymouth by midday on Tuesday. New low 1002 also expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Monday, moving east and expected 1004 over Bailey by midday on Tuesday. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds or near gales at times are likely to affect the northern North Sea, particularly during Saturday, Sunday and Monday, before easing for a time from Monday night onwards. Widespread fog is not expected to affect the region
Niton
Low 978 expected over the Norwegian Basin on Saturday evening, slow moving and expected 981 by midday Sunday, 991 by midday on Monday and expected 1000 by midday Tuesday. Atlantic High 1025 stretches a ridge northeast into Fitzroy midday Monday, before moving east and expected 1022 over Plymouth by midday on Tuesday. New low 1002 also expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Monday, moving east and expected 1004 over Bailey by midday on Tuesday. No gales are expected, however strong winds are likely across Fitzroy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon from Saturday night, before easing for all during Sunday morning. No further strong winds are expected and widespread fog is not likely to affect the region during the forecast period
Portpatrick
Low 978 expected over the Norwegian Basin on Saturday evening, slow moving and expected 981 by midday Sunday, 991 by midday on Monday and expected 1000 by midday Tuesday. Atlantic High 1025 stretches a ridge northeast into Fitzroy midday Monday, before moving east and expected 1022 over Plymouth by midday on Tuesday. New low 1002 also expected southwest of Iceland by midday on Monday, moving east and expected 1004 over Bailey by midday on Tuesday. Strong winds or near gales are likely across northern sea areas from Saturday onwards, with a risk of gales in Faeroes for a time, before strong winds and near gales ease for all on Monday night. Widespread fog may affect the region on Monday night
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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