Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 990 67N 011E later Friday will move across the Lofoten's Saturday to become slow moving over the North Cape from Sunday. During this time the low 989 over SE Bailey moves across the Norwegian Basin and into southern Scandinavia. A further low 992 will develop Hebrides Saturday night before crossing the Norwegian basin and into Scandinavia during Monday. Low 961 52N 038W Friday evening fills slowly as it moves northeast before filling west of Faeroe late Monday. Low 1006 38N 071W Friday evening deepens while moving northeast to reach 977 51N 029W by Monday evening. High 1032 west of Portugal remains slow moving here until Monday when it begins to slip south and decline. A weak high 1016 41N 036W will extend a ridge northwest, this ridge will move northeast to reach the UK by Monday evening. Winds briefly reach near gale across Humber Friday evening and Fair Isle, Forties on Sunday. No gales are expected throughout this period
Niton
Low 990 67N 011E later Friday will move across the Lofoten's Saturday to become slow moving over the North Cape from Sunday. During this time the low 989 over SE Bailey moves across the Norwegian Basin and into southern Scandinavia. A further low 992 will develop Hebrides Saturday night before crossing the Norwegian basin and into Scandinavia during Monday. Low 961 52N 038W Friday evening fills slowly as it moves northeast before filling west of Faeroe late Monday. Low 1006 38N 071W Friday evening deepens while moving northeast to reach 977 51N 029W by Monday evening. High 1032 west of Portugal remains slow moving here until Monday when it begins to slip south and decline. A weak high 1016 41N 036W will extend a ridge northwest, this ridge will move northeast to reach the UK by Monday evening. Winds briefly reach near gale across the northwest of the area most days. No gales are expected throughout this period
Portpatrick
Low 990 67N 011E later Friday will move across the Lofoten's Saturday to become slow moving over the North Cape from Sunday. During this time the low 989 over SE Bailey moves across the Norwegian Basin and into southern Scandinavia. A further low 992 will develop Hebrides Saturday night before crossing the Norwegian basin and into Scandinavia during Monday. Low 961 52N 038W Friday evening fills slowly as it moves northeast before filling west of Faeroe late Monday. Low 1006 38N 071W Friday evening deepens while moving northeast to reach 977 51N 029W by Monday evening. High 1032 west of Portugal remains slow moving here until Monday when it begins to slip south and decline. A weak high 1016 41N 036W will extend a ridge northwest, this ridge will move northeast to reach the UK by Monday evening. Winds briefly reach gale in the west of Bailey during Saturday otherwise no further gales are expected during this period
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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