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Cullercoats
Low Sole 1012 at 1800 on Friday expected northern England 1011 by midday on Saturday, losing its identity by midday on Sunday. Low south Bailey 1010 at 1800 on Friday expected north Bailey 1011 by midday on Saturday then expected Southeast Iceland 1006 by midday on Sunday, this expected 100 miles north of Southeast Iceland 1003 by midday on Monday. New low expected Forties 1011 by midday on Saturday then expected Norwegian Basin 1007 by midday on Sunday, losing its identity by midday on Monday. New high expected Sole 1030 by midday on Monday. No gales expected. Strong winds expected at first on Friday evening in Viking and North Utsire, soon dying out. Strong winds expected for a time on Saturday in South Utsire, Forties and Fisher. Strong winds expected to develop for Monday in South Utsire, Fisher, German Bight and Fair Isle. Widespread fog not expected
Niton
Low 1012 expected over Sole late Friday gradually moves northeast as it begins to lose its identity, expected 1014 Forties by midday Saturday, before then deepening slightly as it moves north into Sunday and expected 1007 Norwegian Basin by midday Sunday. Low then moves east over Norway as it continues to deepen slightly into Monday. Second low 1010 expected over Bailey late Friday, slowly moves north during Saturday and Sunday as it's deepens, expected 1007 South East Iceland by midday Sunday, before continuing north into the Norwegian Basin by midday Monday. High 1031 builds northeast into Fitzroy from midday Sunday, continuing to stretch northeast over the English Channel by midday Monday. Strong winds possible in Fitzroy from early Sunday onwards, developing into gales for a time from midday Sunday. Strong winds possible in north west Shannon for time on Sunday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low Sole 1012 at 1800 on Friday expected northern England 1011 by midday on Saturday, losing its identity by midday on Sunday. Low south Bailey 1010 at 1800 on Friday expected north Bailey 1011 by midday on Saturday then expected Southeast Iceland 1006 by midday on Sunday, this expected 100 miles north of Southeast Iceland 1003 by midday on Monday. New low expected Forties 1011 by midday on Saturday then expected Norwegian Basin 1007 by midday on Sunday, losing its identity by midday on Monday. New high expected Sole 1030 by midday on Monday. No gales expected. Strong winds expected in Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Friday evening, dying out by midday Sunday. Strong winds expected to develop in northwest Shannon, Rockall and Bailey on Sunday. These die out in Shannon but are expected to spread to Hebrides, Fair Isle and Faeroes by midday on Monday then Malin and Southeast Iceland late on Monday. Widespread fog 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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