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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low in Faeroes 979 at first, expected in the west of the Norwegian Basin 985 by noon Friday, then moving north and filling into Saturday. Low south of Greenland 988 at first, expected to the south of Iceland 979 by noon Friday, then in the west of Norwegian Basin 980 by noon Saturday, before gradually filling while clearing northeast through the rest of the forecast period. High 350 miles to the west of Fitzroy 1030 at first, expected 300 miles west of Trafalgar 1027 by noon Friday, with in Biscay 1030 by noon Sunday. New low expected 500 miles to the southwest of Iceland 969 by Sunday evening. Gales expected in Viking and Fair Isle on Saturday, otherwise occasional strong winds throughout. Widespread fog is not expected.
Niton
Low in Faeroes 979 at first, expected in the west of the Norwegian Basin 985 by noon Friday, then moving north and filling into Saturday. Low south of Greenland 988 at first, expected to the south of Iceland 979 by noon Friday, then in the west of Norwegian Basin 980 by noon Saturday, before gradually filling while clearing northeast through the rest of the forecast period. High 350 miles to the west of Fitzroy 1030 at first, expected 300 miles west of Trafalgar 1027 by noon Friday, with in Biscay 1030 by noon Sunday. New low expected 500 miles to the southwest of Iceland 969 by Sunday evening. Occasional strong winds for all through to late Saturday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low in Faeroes 979 at first, expected in the west of the Norwegian Basin 985 by noon Friday, then moving north and filling into Saturday. Low south of Greenland 988 at first, expected to the south of Iceland 979 by noon Friday, then in the west of Norwegian Basin 980 by noon Saturday, before gradually filling while clearing northeast through the rest of the forecast period. High 350 miles to the west of Fitzroy 1030 at first, expected 300 miles west of Trafalgar 1027 by noon Friday, with in Biscay 1030 by noon Sunday. New low expected 500 miles to the southwest of Iceland 969 by Sunday evening. Occasional gales in Hebrides and Bailey throughout, also in Fair Isle on Saturday, otherwise occasional strong winds throughout. 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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