Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
Low Sole 977 on Friday evening expected Southwest England 993 on Saturday evening before moving steadily north and losing its identity on Sunday. High southern Sweden 1017 on Friday evening expected northern Sweden 1024 on Saturday, Baltic Sea 1025 on Sunday, then eastern Europe 1023 on Monday. New low expected 400 miles west of Ireland 984 by same time. Gales expected in South Utsire, Forties and Fisher on Friday evening, extending to all areas, except Humber and the English Channel, for Saturday and Sunday. Gales then expected in Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire and Fair Isle on Monday. Strong winds expected in all areas throughout but easing in areas south of 55 South on Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low Sole 977 on Friday evening expected Southwest England 993 on Saturday evening before moving steadily north and losing its identity on Sunday. High southern Sweden 1017 on Friday evening expected northern Sweden 1024 on Saturday, Baltic Sea 1025 on Sunday, then eastern Europe 1023 on Monday. New low expected 400 miles west of Ireland 984 by same time. Gales expected in Biscay and Fitzroy on Friday evening, extending into Portland and Plymouth on Saturday before easing, but strong wind expected in all other areas at times. Winds easing for a time on Sunday, then strong winds expected on Monday in Fitzroy, Sole and Shannon. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low Sole 977 on Friday evening expected Southwest England 993 on Saturday evening before moving steadily north and losing its identity on Sunday. High southern Sweden 1017 on Friday evening expected northern Sweden 1024 on Saturday, Baltic Sea 1025 on Sunday, then eastern Europe 1023 on Monday. New low expected 400 miles west of Ireland 984 by same time. Strong winds expected in all areas on Friday and Saturday but easing later in areas south of 57 North. Strong winds expected in Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland on Sunday. Strong winds expected in all areas on Monday with gales in Fair Isle and Southeast Iceland. 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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