Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 990 in the Norwegian Basin Expected 998 on Utsire by noon Friday, then filling for Saturday. Low 979 just west of Ireland at first, expected 984 in Sole by noon Friday, before running southeast and filling into Saturday. New low 983 developing in the Irish Sea overnight Thursday, expected 985 in Thames by noon Friday, then gradually filling while clearing southeast through the continent from Saturday. Low 999 to the southwest of Iceland, expected 1002 to the south of Iceland by noon Friday, 995 to southeast of Iceland Saturday, 983 in the Norwegian Sea by noon Sunday and clearing northeast thereafter. New low 977 to the southwest of Iceland by noon Saturday, expected 965 to the south of Iceland by noon Sunday. New low 982 to the west of Ireland by noon Sunday, tracking through central UK late Sunday. Occasional strong winds throughout. Gales from Dogger northwards from Sunday, with risk severe gales in Viking and Fair Isle. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 990 in the Norwegian Basin Expected 998 on Utsire by noon Friday, then filling for Saturday. Low 979 just west of Ireland at first, expected 984 in Sole by noon Friday, before running southeast and filling into Saturday. New low 983 developing in the Irish Sea overnight Thursday, expected 985 in Thames by noon Friday, then gradually filling while clearing southeast through the continent from Saturday. Low 999 to the southwest of Iceland, expected 1002 to the south of Iceland by noon Friday, 995 to southeast of Iceland Saturday, 983 in the Norwegian Sea by noon Sunday and clearing northeast thereafter. New low 977 to the southwest of Iceland by noon Saturday, expected 965 to the south of Iceland by noon Sunday. New low 982 to the west of Ireland by noon Sunday, tracking through central UK late Sunday. Occasional strong winds throughout. Gales in Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon for Friday, and to a lesser extend Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 990 in the Norwegian Basin Expected 998 on Utsire by noon Friday, then filling for Saturday. Low 979 just west of Ireland at first, expected 984 in Sole by noon Friday, before running southeast and filling into Saturday. New low 983 developing in the Irish Sea overnight Thursday, expected 985 in Thames by noon Friday, then gradually filling while clearing southeast through the continent from Saturday. Low 999 to the southwest of Iceland, expected 1002 to the south of Iceland by noon Friday, 995 to southeast of Iceland Saturday, 983 in the Norwegian Sea by noon Sunday and clearing northeast thereafter. New low 977 to the southwest of Iceland by noon Saturday, expected 965 to the south of Iceland by noon Sunday. New low 982 to the west of Ireland by noon Sunday, tracking through central UK late Sunday. Occasional gales throughout. 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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