Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
Low Irish Sea 991 at 1800 on Monday losing its identity by midday on Tuesday. Low Southeast Iceland 997 at 1800 on Monday losing its identity by midday on Tuesday. Low 100 miles west of north Rockall 966 at 1800 on Monday expected Bailey 977 by midday on Tuesday then expected Faeroes 986 by midday on Wednesday, this losing its identity by midday on Thursday. New low expected 50 miles west of Shannon 985 by midday on Thursday. New low expected 100 miles west of Bailey 990 by midday on Thursday. Gales are expected in all areas except Cromarty, Forth, Tyne and Fair Isle on Monday evening. These are expected to die out in Thames, Dover and Wight by midday on Tuesday and are then expected to die out in all other areas by the end of the day. No gales are expected on Wednesday and Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low Irish Sea 991 at 1800 on Monday losing its identity by midday on Tuesday. Low Southeast Iceland 997 at 1800 on Monday losing its identity by midday on Tuesday. Low 100 miles west of north Rockall 966 at 1800 on Monday expected Bailey 977 by midday on Tuesday then expected Faeroes 986 by midday on Wednesday, this losing its identity by midday on Thursday. New low expected 50 miles west of Shannon 985 by midday on Thursday. New low expected 100 miles west of Bailey 990 by midday on Thursday. Gales expected in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay and Fitzroy on Monday evening. These are expected to die out by midday on Tuesday. Gales expected in FitzRoy, Sole and Shannon late Tuesday, and these are expected to spread into Lundy and Fastnet by late Wednesday then Biscay by midday Thursday. Gales expected to become confined to FitzRoy, Sole and Shannon by late Thursday. Widespread fog not expected
Portpatrick
Low Irish Sea 991 at 1800 on Monday losing its identity by midday on Tuesday. Low Southeast Iceland 997 at 1800 on Monday losing its identity by midday on Tuesday. Low 100 miles west of north Rockall 966 at 1800 on Monday expected Bailey 977 by midday on Tuesday then expected Faeroes 986 by midday on Wednesday, this losing its identity by midday on Thursday. New low expected 50 miles west of Shannon 985 by midday on Thursday. New low expected 100 miles west of Bailey 990 by midday on Thursday. Gales expected in Rockall, Bailey and Southeast Iceland Monday evening. These expected to die out in Rockall by late Tuesday, but gales expected to develop in Shannon. Gales expected to die out in Bailey by midday Wednesday then in Southeast Iceland later Wednesday. Gales expected in Lundy, Fastnet, Malin, Hebrides and Bailey late Wednesday. Gales expected to become confined to Shannon later Thursday. Widespread fog 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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