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Extended outlook
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low central Norwegian Basin 990 at 1800 Wednesday expected Sweden 984 by midday Thursday, this moving away east by midday Friday. Low northwestern Norwegian Basin 990 at 1800 Wednesday expected Fisher 986 by midday Thursday, this moving away east by midday Friday. Low southern Portugal 985 at 1800 Wednesday moving away northeast by midday Thursday. Low just west of FitzRoy 984 at 1800 Wednesday expected southwest FitzRoy 992 by midday Thursday then northwest Spain 1006 by midday Friday, slow moving expected 1016 by midday Saturday. New high expected Shannon 1023 by midday Friday moving away southeast by midday Saturday. Gales expected in Cromarty and Fair Isle Wednesday evening, these spreading to Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher and German Bight by midday Thursday. These gales expected to die out by the end of Friday. Gales expected in Fair Isle late Friday, spreading to Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth and Fisher on Saturday. Widespread fog not expected
Niton
Low central Norwegian Basin 990 at 1800 Wednesday expected Sweden 984 by midday Thursday, this moving away east by midday Friday. Low northwestern Norwegian Basin 990 at 1800 Wednesday expected Fisher 986 by midday Thursday, this moving away east by midday Friday. Low southern Portugal 985 at 1800 Wednesday moving away northeast by midday Thursday. Low just west of FitzRoy 984 at 1800 Wednesday expected southwest FitzRoy 992 by midday Thursday then northwest Spain 1006 by midday Friday, slow moving expected 1016 by midday Saturday. New high expected Shannon 1023 by midday Friday moving away southeast by midday Saturday. Gales expected in FitzRoy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon on Wednesday evening. These gales are expected to continue on Thursday morning than die out during the afternoon and evening. Gales are expected for a time in southeast FitzRoy, close to the Spanish coast, later on Friday. Gales are expected in Shannon later Saturday afternoon. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low central Norwegian Basin 990 at 1800 Wednesday expected Sweden 984 by midday Thursday, this moving away east by midday Friday. Low northwestern Norwegian Basin 990 at 1800 Wednesday expected Fisher 986 by midday Thursday, this moving away east by midday Friday. Low southern Portugal 985 at 1800 Wednesday moving away northeast by midday Thursday. Low just west of FitzRoy 984 at 1800 Wednesday expected southwest FitzRoy 992 by midday Thursday then northwest Spain 1006 by midday Friday, slow moving expected 1016 by midday Saturday. New high expected Shannon 1023 by midday Friday moving away southeast by midday Saturday. Gales expected in Fastnet, Shannon, Hebrides, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland Wednesday evening. These expected to die out in all areas except Fair Isle by end of Thursday, then in Fair Isle by Friday morning. Gales expected in Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland later Friday then in Shannon later Saturday afternoon. 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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