Coast and sea

Extended outlook

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Extended outlook map

Cullercoats

Low 989 expected by midday on Tuesday in Southeast Iceland, moving east to the Norwegian Sea by late on Tuesday. High 1041 expected by late on Sunday just west of Fitzroy, moving east and expected by midday on Tuesday in Fitzroy, 1036, moving east and expected by midday on Wednesday in Biscay, 1033. Gales expected for a time late on Sunday in Viking and North Utsire. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Forties, Cromarty, Forth and Tyne, moderating by late on Monday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fisher, Dogger, German Bight, Humber and Thames, moderating by midday on Monday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fair Isle, moderating for a time late on Monday, moderating by late on Wednesday. Risk of gales for a time late on Sunday in Dover and Wight

Niton

Low 989 expected by midday on Tuesday in Southeast Iceland, moving east to the Norwegian Sea by late on Tuesday. High 1041 expected by late on Sunday just west of Fitzroy, moving east and expected by midday on Tuesday in Fitzroy, 1036, moving east and expected by midday on Wednesday in Biscay, 1033. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Thames, moderating by midday on Monday. Risk of gales for a time late on Sunday in Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Lundy and Fastnet

Portpatrick

Low 989 expected by midday on Tuesday in Southeast Iceland, moving east to the Norwegian Sea by late on Tuesday. High 1041 expected by late on Sunday just west of Fitzroy, moving east and expected by midday on Tuesday in Fitzroy, 1036, moving east and expected by midday on Wednesday in Biscay, 1033. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Rockall and Malin, moderating by afternoon of Monday, but returning for a time on Tuesday in Rockall. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Hebrides and Bailey, moderating for time late on Monday and early on Tuesday and moderating by midday on Wednesday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fair Isle, moderating for a time late on Monday, moderating by late on Wednesday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Faeroes and Southeast Iceland, moderating for a time late on Monday and early on Tuesday. Risk of gales for a time late on Sunday in, Lundy and Fastnet

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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