Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
High Fisher 1020 at 1800 on Thursday will move away southeast by midday on Friday. Low Hebrides 996 at 1800 on Thursday moving away northeast by midday on Friday. New low expected 50 miles west of Bailey by midday on Friday expected Norwegian Basin 1000 by midday on Saturday, moving away northeast by midday on Sunday. New low expected just west of Bailey 979 by midday on Sunday. Gales are expected in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger and Fair Isle on Thursday evening, and these are expected to spread into Fisher and German Bight by midday on Friday. These gales are expected to die out by the end of Friday. No gales are expected during Saturday. Gales are expected to develop in Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Thames, Dover, Wight and Fair Isle later on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High Fisher 1020 at 1800 on Thursday will move away southeast by midday on Friday. Low Hebrides 996 at 1800 on Thursday moving away northeast by midday on Friday. New low expected 50 miles west of Bailey by midday on Friday expected Norwegian Basin 1000 by midday on Saturday, moving away northeast by midday on Sunday. New low expected just west of Bailey 979 by midday on Sunday. Gales at first in Biscay on Thursday evening are expected to die out by the end of the day. Gales are expected to develop in FitzRoy, Sole and Shannon on Thursday evening, but these are expected to die out by then end of Friday. Gales are expected to develop in Shannon late on Saturday. These are expected to continue through Sunday. Gales are expected to develop in Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland and Plymouth late on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High Fisher 1020 at 1800 on Thursday will move away southeast by midday on Friday. Low Hebrides 996 at 1800 on Thursday moving away northeast by midday on Friday. New low expected 50 miles west of Bailey by midday on Friday expected Norwegian Basin 1000 by midday on Saturday, moving away northeast by midday on Sunday. New low expected just west of Bailey 979 by midday on Sunday. Gales are expected in Shannon, Rockall, Hebrides and Fair Isle on Thursday evening, and these are expected to spread into Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland by midday on Friday. These gales are expected to die out except in Bailey and Southeast Iceland by the end of Friday. Gales are expected to develop in Shannon, Rockall and Faeroes by midday on Saturday, but die out in Bailey. Gales are expected to develop in Malin, Hebrides, Bailey and Fair Isle through Sunday, but die out in Faeroes. 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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