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Cullercoats
Low 967 expected late Wednesday over Faeroes, clearing northeast into the Norwegian Basin early Thursday. New low 974 expected early Thursday just west of Rockall, turning complex and remaining south of Iceland through Thursday and Friday. Low moves northeast on Saturday, with centres 969 expected over Faeroes and 967 expected over SE Iceland by Saturday afternoon. High 1029 expected from midday Saturday over Biscay. Gales are expected from late Wednesday in all areas except Humber, Thames, Dover and Wight, moderating from the west through Thursday morning. Gales are expected again from early Friday in Viking, Cromarty, Forth and Fair Isle, moderating by midday Friday in Viking, Cromarty and Forth, but persisting in Fair Isle. Gales spread southeast through Saturday to affect all areas. Strong winds are expected in all areas for most of the period, though moderating for a time on Friday evening in Forties, Tyne, Dogger and Humber
Niton
Low 967 expected late Wednesday over Faeroes, clearing northeast into the Norwegian Basin early Thursday. New low 974 expected early Thursday just west of Rockall, turning complex and remaining south of Iceland through Thursday and Friday. Low moves northeast on Saturday, with centres 969 expected over Faeroes and 967 expected over SE Iceland by Saturday afternoon. High 1029 expected from midday Saturday over Biscay. Gales expected from late on Wednesday in Fitzroy, Sole and Shannon, and from early Thursday in Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea. Gales moderate by midday Thursday in Shannon, and late Thursday elsewhere. Gales are expected again for a time early on Friday in Shannon. Gales then expected to spread east through Saturday to affect Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon by midday Saturday, and all remaining areas by late Saturday. Strong winds are expected in all areas for most of the period, though remaining light in Biscay until midday Thursday
Portpatrick
Low 967 expected late Wednesday over Faeroes, clearing northeast into the Norwegian Basin early Thursday. New low 974 expected early Thursday just west of Rockall, turning complex and remaining south of Iceland through Thursday and Friday. Low moves northeast on Saturday, with centres 969 expected over Faeroes and 967 expected over SE Iceland by Saturday afternoon. High 1029 expected from midday Saturday over Biscay. Gales are expected from late on Wednesday in all areas except Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea where gales are expected from early on Thursday. Gales moderate through Thursday morning in Shannon, Rockall, Bailey and Fair Isle, and later Thursday elsewhere. Gales are expected again from late Thursday in Rockall and Bailey, and from early Friday in Shannon, Malin, Hebrides, Fair Isle, Faeroes and SE Iceland. Gales moderate for a time on Friday in Shannon, but persist elsewhere, then spreading east to affect all remaining areas through Saturday. Strong winds are expected for much of the 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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