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Cullercoats
Low 980 expected late on Sunday just west of Shannon, moving southeast, expected midday Monday over Fitzroy 979, and late on Monday over Biscay 980. Low then moves north and loses identity on Tuesday. New low 966 lies just west of Shannon through Wednesday. Gales are expected from late on Sunday in Viking, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Fisher and Fair Isle. Gales moderate for a time on Monday afternoon in Viking and Fair Isle. Gales are expected to spread south late on Monday to also affect Tyne, Dogger, German Bight, Humber and Thames. Gales moderate on Tuesday afternoon in Thames and Humber, while persisting elsewhere. Strong winds are expected from late on Sunday in all areas except Thames, Dover and Wight, where strong winds are expected from midday Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 980 expected late on Sunday just west of Shannon, moving southeast, expected midday Monday over Fitzroy 979, and late on Monday over Biscay 980. Low then moves north and loses identity on Tuesday. New low 966 lies just west of Shannon through Wednesday. Gales are expected from late on Sunday in Shannon, and from early on Monday in Fitzroy. Gales moderate for a time on Monday afternoon in Shannon, before spreading east into Thames, Biscay, Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea later Monday. Gales moderate early on Tuesday in Fitzroy, Lundy, Fastnet and Shannon, and on Tuesday afternoon elsewhere. Gales are expected again for a time on Tuesday night in Fitzroy. Strong winds are expected from late on Sunday in Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole, Fastnet and Shannon, spreading east through Monday morning to affect all remaining areas by midday Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 980 expected late on Sunday just west of Shannon, moving southeast, expected midday Monday over Fitzroy 979, and late on Monday over Biscay 980. Low then moves north and loses identity on Tuesday. New low 966 lies just west of Shannon through Wednesday. Gales are expected from late on Sunday in Shannon, Rockall and Fair Isle. Gales moderate for a time on Monday afternoon in Shannon and Fair Isle, before spreading into Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Malin later Monday. Gales moderate on Tuesday morning in Lundy, Fastnet and Shannon, and later Tuesday in Irish Sea. Gales expected to extend into Hebrides, Bailey, Faeroes and SE Iceland through Tuesday afternoon. Strong winds are expected from late on Sunday in all areas except Lundy, Irish Sea, Malin and Hebrides, where strong winds are expected from Monday morning. 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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