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Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
High Fair Isle 1029 at 1800 on Wednesday dissipating by midday on Thursday. Low 50 miles west of FitzRoy 1015 at 1800 on Wednesday expected FitzRoy 1017 by midday on Thursday then losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low expected southern Norway 1020 by midday on Thursday, this expected Skagerrak 1011 by midday on Friday then expected Baltic States 1005 by midday on Saturday. New high expected 150 miles south of Iceland 1032 by midday on Thursday, this expected 100 miles west of Bailey 1033 by midday on Friday then expected 50 miles west of Rockall 1032 by midday on Saturday. Gales are expected to develop in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties and Fisher through Friday, with strong winds in Dogger and German Bight. The gales are expected to die out by midday on Saturday, but the strong winds are expected to spread into Humber. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High Fair Isle 1029 at 1800 on Wednesday dissipating by midday on Thursday. Low 50 miles west of FitzRoy 1015 at 1800 on Wednesday expected FitzRoy 1017 by midday on Thursday then losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low expected southern Norway 1020 by midday on Thursday, this expected Skagerrak 1011 by midday on Friday then expected Baltic States 1005 by midday on Saturday. New high expected 150 miles south of Iceland 1032 by midday on Thursday, this expected 100 miles west of Bailey 1033 by midday on Friday then expected 50 miles west of Rockall 1032 by midday on Saturday. No gales are expected through the forecast period. An area of strong winds is expected to develop in the northwest of Biscay and in the east and south of FitzRoy by the end of Saturday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High Fair Isle 1029 at 1800 on Wednesday dissipating by midday on Thursday. Low 50 miles west of FitzRoy 1015 at 1800 on Wednesday expected FitzRoy 1017 by midday on Thursday then losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low expected southern Norway 1020 by midday on Thursday, this expected Skagerrak 1011 by midday on Friday then expected Baltic States 1005 by midday on Saturday. New high expected 150 miles south of Iceland 1032 by midday on Thursday, this expected 100 miles west of Bailey 1033 by midday on Friday then expected 50 miles west of Rockall 1032 by midday on Saturday. No gales are expected. Strong winds are expected in Southeast Iceland on Wednesday evening, but these are expected to die out by midday on Friday. Strong winds are expected to develop in Bailey and Southeast Iceland by midday on Saturday. 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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