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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
Low 1002 expected over the southern Norwegian Basin Friday evening will move east into Norway during Saturday. High 1023 expected over France on Friday evening will decline southeast overnight. Atlantic low 998 expected south of Iceland by midday on Saturday, moving southwest and losing its identity during Saturday night. New low 1001 expected over Viking by midday on Sunday will move northeast into Norway on Monday as it deepens slightly. Another low 994 expected west of Rockall on Sunday night, moving east and expected 999 over Rockall by midday on Monday before continuing northeast. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds are possible in the far north of the region during Friday night, easing during Saturday morning. No further strong winds are expected and widespread fog is not expected to affect the region during the forecast period
Niton
Low 1002 expected over the southern Norwegian Basin Friday evening will move east into Norway during Saturday. High 1023 expected over France on Friday evening will decline southeast overnight. Atlantic low 998 expected south of Iceland by midday on Saturday, moving southwest and losing its identity during Saturday night. New low 1001 expected over Viking by midday on Sunday will move northeast into Norway on Monday as it deepens slightly. Another low 994 expected west of Rockall on Sunday night, moving east and expected 999 over Rockall by midday on Monday before continuing northeast. No gales are expected during the forecast period, however strong winds are possible in the far northwest of the region during Friday night, easing during Saturday morning. Further strong winds are then not expected until Monday, when strong winds begin to spread in from the west. Widespread fog may affect the region at times from Sunday onwards
Portpatrick
Low 1002 expected over the southern Norwegian Basin Friday evening will move east into Norway during Saturday. High 1023 expected over France on Friday evening will decline southeast overnight. Atlantic low 998 expected south of Iceland by midday on Saturday, moving southwest and losing its identity during Saturday night. New low 1001 expected over Viking by midday on Sunday will move northeast into Norway on Monday as it deepens slightly. Another low 994 expected west of Rockall on Sunday night, moving east and expected 999 over Rockall by midday on Monday before continuing northeast. Strong winds are expected across most of the region from Friday evening onwards, with gales possible in South East Iceland for a time. Strong winds then ease for all areas apart from South East Iceland during Saturday, with gales continuing here until Saturday evening, and strong winds continuing until Sunday night. Further strong winds are then expected across the southwest on Monday. 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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