Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 967 expected by late on Thursday in Fitzroy, moving northeast and expected by midday on Friday in Fastnet, 974, moving east and expected by midday on Saturday in Lundy, 985, moving north and expected by midday on Sunday in Irish Sea, 995. Gales expected by late on Thursday in South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber and Fair Isles, moderating by early on Friday in Forth, Tyne, Dogger, German Bight and Humber. Gales expected by late on Friday in Viking
Niton
Low 967 expected by late on Thursday in Fitzroy, moving northeast and expected by midday on Friday in Fastnet, 974, moving east and expected by midday on Saturday in Lundy, 985, moving north and expected by midday on Sunday in Irish Sea, 995. Gales expected by late on Thursday in Biscay and Fitzroy, moderating by morning of Saturday. Gales expected by late on Thursday in Irish Sea, moderating by afternoon of Friday
Portpatrick
Low 967 expected by late on Thursday in Fitzroy, moving northeast and expected by midday on Friday in Fastnet, 974, moving east and expected by midday on Saturday in Lundy, 985, moving north and expected by midday on Sunday in Irish Sea, 995. Gales expected by late on Thursday in Irish Sea and Malin, moderating by afternoon of Friday. Gales expected by late on Thursday in Hebrides, moderating by morning of Saturday. Gales expected by late on Thursday in Faeroes, and Southeast Iceland, moderating by afternoon of Friday, but returning by midday on Sunday in Southeast Iceland
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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