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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low Ireland 999 on Sunday evening expected Hebrides 999 on Monday, then Faeroes 997 on Tuesday before moving into Viking 997 on Wednesday. There is a lot of uncertainty in the exact track of this low. Meanwhile, low southern Norway 1001 on Sunday evening will move slowly northeast, expected northern Sweden 999 by Wednesday. New high expected Iceland 1019 on Tuesday with new low expected 300 miles west of Rockall 994 by same time. Strong winds expected in Thames, Dover and Wight on Sunday evening then extending into the southern and western North Sea and Fair Isle on Monday. Strong winds likely in all areas at times on Tuesday and Wednesday but confidence is low for details
Niton
Low Ireland 999 on Sunday evening expected Hebrides 999 on Monday, then Faeroes 997 on Tuesday before moving into Viking 997 on Wednesday. There is a lot of uncertainty in the exact track of this low. Meanwhile, low southern Norway 1001 on Sunday evening will move slowly northeast, expected northern Sweden 999 by Wednesday. New high expected Iceland 1019 on Tuesday with new low expected 300 miles west of Rockall 994 by same time. Gales likely in Sole, Fastnet and Shannon on Sunday evening then in Portland and Plymouth early on Monday with strong winds in all other areas. Winds easing for a time on Monday then strong winds likely in all areas at times on Tuesday and Wednesday but confidence is low for details
Portpatrick
Low Ireland 999 on Sunday evening expected Hebrides 999 on Monday, then Faeroes 997 on Tuesday before moving into Viking 997 on Wednesday. There is a lot of uncertainty in the exact track of this low. Meanwhile, low southern Norway 1001 on Sunday evening will move slowly northeast, expected northern Sweden 999 by Wednesday. New high expected Iceland 1019 on Tuesday with new low expected 300 miles west of Rockall 994 by same time. Gales likely in Fastnet and Shannon on Sunday evening with strong winds in all other areas except Southeast Iceland. Gales expected in Hebrides, Bailey and Faeroes later Monday with strong winds in Fair Isle and Southeast Iceland. Strong winds likely in all areas at times on Tuesday and Wednesday but confidence is low for details
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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