Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
High 1033 in Forties at first, expected 1035 in the Baltic by noon Thursday and remaining slow moving while gradually declining through the rest of the period. Low 987 in the Denmark Straits at first, slow moving 1001 by noon Thursday, then expected 994 in the northern Norwegian Sea by noon Friday. Low 1007 over Iberia at first, expected 1009 in the Southwest Approaches by noon Thursday and 1008 just to the west of Sole by noon Friday. Strong winds expected in Humber, Thames and Dover through to Wednesday morning, in Wight through to late Thursday, also in Viking, North Utsire and Fair Isles Thursday and Friday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High 1033 in Forties at first, expected 1035 in the Baltic by noon Thursday and remaining slow moving while gradually declining through the rest of the period. Low 987 in the Denmark Straits at first, slow moving 1001 by noon Thursday, then expected 994 in the northern Norwegian Sea by noon Friday. Low 1007 over Iberia at first, expected 1009 in the Southwest Approaches by noon Thursday and 1008 just to the west of Sole by noon Friday. Strong winds at times initially in all areas, except Irish Sea, through to late Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High 1033 in Forties at first, expected 1035 in the Baltic by noon Thursday and remaining slow moving while gradually declining through the rest of the period. Low 987 in the Denmark Straits at first, slow moving 1001 by noon Thursday, then expected 994 in the northern Norwegian Sea by noon Friday. Low 1007 over Iberia at first, expected 1009 in the Southwest Approaches by noon Thursday and 1008 just to the west of Sole by noon Friday. Strong winds expected in Lundy, Fastnet, Shannon and Fair Isle through to late Thursday, also in Baily, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland throughout. 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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