Coast and sea
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For the period to .
Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 982 expected by late on Tuesday in Rockall, moving north and expected by midday on Wednesday in Faeroes, 986, moving northwest and expected by late on Wednesday in Southeast Iceland, 989, losing its identity early on Thursday. Low 995 expected by midday on Thursday in Bailey, losing its identity by late on Thursday. Gales expected from late on Tuesday until midday on Wednesday in Fair Isle. Strong winds expected throughout the period in all areas
Niton
Low 982 expected by late on Tuesday in Rockall, moving north and expected by midday on Wednesday in Faeroes, 986, moving northwest and expected by late on Wednesday in Southeast Iceland, 989, losing its identity early on Thursday. Low 995 expected by midday on Thursday in Bailey, losing its identity by late on Thursday. Gales expected during Thursday in Biscay. Gales expected by late on Tuesday in Fitzroy, moderating by late on Thursday. Gales expected throughout the period in Sole and Shannon, moderating at times. Risk for gales during late Wednesday and early Thursday in Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea. Strong winds expected throughout the period in all areas
Portpatrick
Low 982 expected by late on Tuesday in Rockall, moving north and expected by midday on Wednesday in Faeroes, 986, moving northwest and expected by late on Wednesday in Southeast Iceland, 989, losing its identity early on Thursday. Low 995 expected by midday on Thursday in Bailey, losing its identity by late on Thursday. Gales expected throughout the period in Shannon, moderating at times. Risk for gales during late Wednesday and early Thursday in Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea. Gales expected by late on Tuesday in Rockall, Malin and Hebrides, moderating by morning of Wednesday, returning for a time later on Wednesday and returning by midday on Friday. Gales expected by midday on Friday in Bailey. Gales expected from late on Tuesday until midday on Wednesday in Fair Isle. Gales expected by late on Tuesday in Southeast Iceland, moderating by late on Thursday
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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