Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
High Forties 1011 at 1800 on Wednesday expected Dogger 1018 by midday on Thursday, moving away southeast by midday on Friday. Low Plymouth 985 at 1800 on Wednesday moving away southeast by midday on Thursday. Low Shannon 991 at 1800 on Wednesday losing its identity by midday on Thursday. New low expected just west of Bailey 977 at midday on Friday expected Norwegian Basin 988 by midday on Saturday. New low 150 miles west of Bailey 981 at midday on Friday moving east and losing its identity by midday on Saturday. Gales are expected in Thames, Dover and Wight on Wednesday evening, but these are expected to die out by midday on Thursday. Gales are expected in Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger and Fair Isle by late Thursday, spreading to all other areas except North Utsire, Dover and Wight by midday on Friday. These are expected to die out by midday on Saturday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
High Forties 1011 at 1800 on Wednesday expected Dogger 1018 by midday on Thursday, moving away southeast by midday on Friday. Low Plymouth 985 at 1800 on Wednesday moving away southeast by midday on Thursday. Low Shannon 991 at 1800 on Wednesday losing its identity by midday on Thursday. New low expected just west of Bailey 977 at midday on Friday expected Norwegian Basin 988 by midday on Saturday. New low 150 miles west of Bailey 981 at midday on Friday moving east and losing its identity by midday on Saturday. Gales are expected in all areas Wednesday evening, but die out except in Biscay and FitzRoy by midday Thursday. These die out by late Thursday but gales are expected in FitzRoy, Sole and Shannon by this time. Gales expected in Thames, Lundy, Fastnet and Irish sea by midday Friday, but die out in FitzRoy and Sole. These gales die out by midday Saturday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
High Forties 1011 at 1800 on Wednesday expected Dogger 1018 by midday on Thursday, moving away southeast by midday on Friday. Low Plymouth 985 at 1800 on Wednesday moving away southeast by midday on Thursday. Low Shannon 991 at 1800 on Wednesday losing its identity by midday on Thursday. New low expected just west of Bailey 977 at midday on Friday expected Norwegian Basin 988 by midday on Saturday. New low 150 miles west of Bailey 981 at midday on Friday moving east and losing its identity by midday on Saturday. Gales expected in Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall and Malin on Wednesday evening. These are expected to die out through Thursday but gales develop in Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Bailey, Fair Isle and Southeast Iceland. These will spread to all other areas by midday on Friday. These die out by midday on Saturday. Gales expected in Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland later Saturday. 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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