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Extended outlook
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Cullercoats
High 1035 expected late on Thursday over Fair Isle, slow-moving through Friday and Saturday, then drifting southeast on Sunday, expected late on Sunday over the southern Baltic, 1025. Low 1020 expected late on Thursday over Biscay, drifting north, expected late on Friday over Plymouth 1020, slow-moving through Saturday and dissipating on Sunday. New low 990 expected through Saturday and Sunday southwest of Fitzroy. No gales are expected during this forecast period. Strong winds are expected for a time on Thursday evening in German Bight, Humber, Thames and Wight. No further strong winds are expected. Widespread fog is also not expected during this forecast period
Niton
High 1035 expected late on Thursday over Fair Isle, slow-moving through Friday and Saturday, then drifting southeast on Sunday, expected late on Sunday over the southern Baltic, 1025. Low 1020 expected late on Thursday over Biscay, drifting north, expected late on Friday over Plymouth 1020, slow-moving through Saturday and dissipating on Sunday. New low 990 expected through Saturday and Sunday southwest of Fitzroy. Gales are expected through much of Sunday in Fitzroy. No further gales are expected. Strong winds are expected for a time on Thursday evening in Thames, Wight and Portland. Strong winds are expected from early on Friday in Fitzroy, persisting through the period and extending into Sole late on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected during this forecast period
Portpatrick
High 1035 expected late on Thursday over Fair Isle, slow-moving through Friday and Saturday, then drifting southeast on Sunday, expected late on Sunday over the southern Baltic, 1025. Low 1020 expected late on Thursday over Biscay, drifting north, expected late on Friday over Plymouth 1020, slow-moving through Saturday and dissipating on Sunday. New low 990 expected through Saturday and Sunday southwest of Fitzroy. Gales are expected late on Sunday in South East Iceland. No further gales are expected. Strong winds are expected throughout the period in South East Iceland, and from midday Sunday in Bailey and Faeroes. Widespread fog is not expected during this forecast period
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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