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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 1007 develops west of Shannon by Monday evening, moving northeast and expected 1015 over Ireland by midday on Tuesday before losing its identity on Wednesday. High 1026 expected over southern UK from Monday night, moving northeast and expected 1025 over German Bight by midday on Tuesday and then 1023 over Scandinavia by midday on Wednesday. New high 1033 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, intensifying as it drifts east towards Fitzroy during Wednesday. New low 997 expected west of Bailey by midday on Wednesday, moving northeast. No gales are expected during the forecast period and strong winds are not expected until Wednesday, when strong winds and near gales spread into the far northwest of the area. Widespread fog possible in the Northern North Sea at times, especially during Tuesday night
Niton
Low 1007 develops west of Shannon by Monday evening, moving northeast and expected 1015 over Ireland by midday on Tuesday before losing its identity on Wednesday. High 1026 expected over southern UK from Monday night, moving northeast and expected 1025 over German Bight by midday on Tuesday and then 1023 over Scandinavia by midday on Wednesday. New high 1033 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, intensifying as it drifts east towards Fitzroy during Wednesday. New low 997 expected west of Bailey by midday on Wednesday, moving northeast. Strong winds are expected to affect Fitzroy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon at times during the forecast period, with gales also possible in Fitzroy from Wednesday afternoon onwards. Widespread fog is not expected to affect the west of the area until Wednesday
Portpatrick
Low 1007 develops west of Shannon by Monday evening, moving northeast and expected 1015 over Ireland by midday on Tuesday before losing its identity on Wednesday. High 1026 expected over southern UK from Monday night, moving northeast and expected 1025 over German Bight by midday on Tuesday and then 1023 over Scandinavia by midday on Wednesday. New high 1033 expected west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, intensifying as it drifts east towards Fitzroy during Wednesday. New low 997 expected west of Bailey by midday on Wednesday, moving northeast. Strong winds or near gales are likely across the far north and far south during Monday evening, then easing completely for all areas during Tuesday afternoon. Further strong winds and gales are then expected to spread in from the west during Wednesday morning, becoming confined to the north on Wednesday evening. 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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