Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low Trafalgar 1011 at 1800 on Sunday moving away east by midday on Monday. High 150 miles southwest of Iceland 1039 at 1800 on Sunday, slow moving and intensifying 1040 by midday on Monday. This high is expected 150 miles west of Bailey 1038 by midday on Tuesday and is then expected Ireland 1032 by midday on Wednesday. Gales are expected in South Utsire and Fisher on Sunday evening. The gales are expected to extend into North Utsire and German Bight by midday on Monday. The gales are expected to die out by later Monday. Gales are expected to develop in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire and Forties by midday on Tuesday and then move into Fisher and German Bight by the end of the day. The gales are expected to die out by midday on Wednesday. Gales are expected in Fair Isle later Wednesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low Trafalgar 1011 at 1800 on Sunday moving away east by midday on Monday. High 150 miles southwest of Iceland 1039 at 1800 on Sunday, slow moving and intensifying 1040 by midday on Monday. This high is expected 150 miles west of Bailey 1038 by midday on Tuesday and is then expected Ireland 1032 by midday on Wednesday. No gales are expected. Strong winds are expected in Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy and Sole on Sunday evening. These strong winds are expected to die out by midday on Monday. Strong winds are expected to develop in Portland and Plymouth by midday on Tuesday. These strong winds are expected to die out by the end of the day. No strong winds are expected during Wednesday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low Trafalgar 1011 at 1800 on Sunday moving away east by midday on Monday. High 150 miles southwest of Iceland 1039 at 1800 on Sunday, slow moving and intensifying 1040 by midday on Monday. This high is expected 150 miles west of Bailey 1038 by midday on Tuesday and is then expected Ireland 1032 by midday on Wednesday. Strong winds are expected in Fair Isle on Sunday evening, but these are expected to die out by midday on Monday. Strong winds are expected to develop in Fair Isle and Faeroes by midday on Tuesday, but these are expected to die out by the end of the day. Gales are expected to develop in Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland later on Wednesday, with strong winds in Hebrides and Bailey. 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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