Coast and sea
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For the period to .
Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
New low 1002 expected by late on Monday in Biscay, moving away southeast by late on Tuesday. Low 972 expected by late on Monday in Southeast Iceland, moving away northeast by midday on Tuesday. Gales expected by midday on Wednesday in Viking, Forties, Cromarty and Fair Isle. Risk for gales during Sunday and Monday in Forties, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight and Humber. Strong winds across all areas throughout most of the period
Niton
New low 1002 expected by late on Monday in Biscay, moving away southeast by late on Tuesday. Low 972 expected by late on Monday in Southeast Iceland, moving away northeast by midday on Tuesday. Severe gales expected from late on Tuesday until early on Wednesday in Shannon, with gales expected also from late on Sunday until early on Monday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea, gradually moderating from the south by morning of Monday, but returning by late on Tuesday. Risk for occasional gales in Biscay during Monday and Tuesday. Strong winds expected across all area throughout the period
Portpatrick
New low 1002 expected by late on Monday in Biscay, moving away southeast by late on Tuesday. Low 972 expected by late on Monday in Southeast Iceland, moving away northeast by midday on Tuesday. Severe gales expected from late on Tuesday until early on Wednesday in Shannon, with gales expected from late on Sunday until early on Monday. Severe gales expected from late on Tuesday until midday on Wednesday in Rockall and Bailey, with gales expected from late on Sunday until late on Monday. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea, gradually moderating from the south by morning of Monday, but returning by late on Tuesday. Gales expected by late on Tuesday in Malin. Gales expected by late on Sunday in Hebrides, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland, moderating by midday on Tuesday by returning by midday on Wednesday. Gales expected by midday on Wednesday in Fair Isle
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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