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Cullercoats
High 1039 expected over Faeroes on Monday evening, remaining stationary and expected 1041 by midday on Tuesday, 1039 by midday on Wednesday, and 1034 by midday on Thursday. Low 996 expected just west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, losing its identity in situ later Tuesday. New low 976 expected west of Fitzroy from midday on Wednesday, moving north as it begins to fill and expected 987 just west of Sole by midday on Thursday. No gales are expected to affect this region during the forecast period, however strong winds are likely to affect the Channel sea areas at times from Monday evening until Wednesday evening, before strong winds ease here. Widespread fog is not expected to affect the area during this forecast period
Niton
High 1039 expected over Faeroes on Monday evening, remaining stationary and expected 1041 by midday on Tuesday, 1039 by midday on Wednesday, and 1034 by midday on Thursday. Low 996 expected just west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, losing its identity in situ later Tuesday. New low 976 expected west of Fitzroy from midday on Wednesday, moving north as it begins to fill and expected 987 just west of Sole by midday on Thursday. Strong winds are likely to affect most sea areas from Monday evening onwards, with gales possible in Fitzroy and Sole from Tuesday morning, and also in Fastnet and Shannon from early Wednesday. Gales ease for these areas later Wednesday, but strong winds are expected to continue into Thursday for all areas except the Channel and Biscay. Widespread fog is not expected during this period
Portpatrick
High 1039 expected over Faeroes on Monday evening, remaining stationary and expected 1041 by midday on Tuesday, 1039 by midday on Wednesday, and 1034 by midday on Thursday. Low 996 expected just west of Fitzroy by midday on Tuesday, losing its identity in situ later Tuesday. New low 976 expected west of Fitzroy from midday on Wednesday, moving north as it begins to fill and expected 987 just west of Sole by midday on Thursday. Strong winds are likely to affect southern sea areas from Monday evening onwards, with gales possible in Fastnet and Shannon from early Wednesday. Gales then ease for these areas later Wednesday, but strong winds are expected to continue into Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected to affect the region 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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