Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low Biscay 972 at 1800 on Wednesday expected Portland 975 by midday on Thursday before losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low expected Bailey 989 by midday on Thursday then expected 50 miles south of Iceland 995 by midday on Friday, this then expected 100 miles west of Bailey 999 by midday on Saturday. New low expected 100 miles west of FitzRoy 971 by midday on Thursday then expected Plymouth 978 by midday on Friday, this then expected Biscay 991 by midday on Saturday. Gales are expected in Viking, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight and Fair Isle on Wednesday evening. These gales are expected to die out in Viking, Cromarty, Dogger, German Bight and Fair Isle by the end of Thursday. Gales continuing in South Utsire, Forties and Fisher through the rest of the forecast period. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low Biscay 972 at 1800 on Wednesday expected Portland 975 by midday on Thursday before losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low expected Bailey 989 by midday on Thursday then expected 50 miles south of Iceland 995 by midday on Friday, this then expected 100 miles west of Bailey 999 by midday on Saturday. New low expected 100 miles west of FitzRoy 971 by midday on Thursday then expected Plymouth 978 by midday on Friday, this then expected Biscay 991 by midday on Saturday. gales are expected in Biscay and FitzRoy on Wednesday evening. These gales are expected to die out for a time in Biscay around midday on Thursday. the gales are expected to die out in FitzRoy by the end of Friday but continue in Biscay. Gales are expected to develop in FitzRoy by midday on Saturday, but are expected to die out in Biscay late in the day. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low Biscay 972 at 1800 on Wednesday expected Portland 975 by midday on Thursday before losing its identity by midday on Friday. New low expected Bailey 989 by midday on Thursday then expected 50 miles south of Iceland 995 by midday on Friday, this then expected 100 miles west of Bailey 999 by midday on Saturday. New low expected 100 miles west of FitzRoy 971 by midday on Thursday then expected Plymouth 978 by midday on Friday, this then expected Biscay 991 by midday on Saturday. Gales are expected in Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle and Faeroes on Wednesday evening. Gales are expected to die out in Hebrides and Bailey by midday on Thursday, but gales are expected to develop in Southeast Iceland. Gales are expected to die out in Fair Isle by later Thursday then in Faeroes by midday Friday. The gales are expected to die out in 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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