Coast and sea

Extended outlook

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Extended outlook map

Cullercoats

High FitzRoy 1028 at 1800 on Tuesday expected Humber 1030 by midday on Wednesday then expected Germany 1030 by midday on Thursday, this is then expected German Bight 1026 by midday on Friday. High western Scotland 1026 at 1800 on Tuesday dissipating by midday on Wednesday. New low expected Bailey 1010 at midday on Wednesday moving away northeast by midday on Thursday. New high expected 50 miles north of Southeast Iceland at midday on Thursday then expected eastern Norwegian Basin 1024 by midday on Friday. New high expected 50 miles southwest of FitzRoy 1023 at midday on Friday. No gales are expected. Strong winds are expected to develop from the west in Viking, North Utsire and Fair Isle by the end of Wednesday. These strong winds will die out from the west by midday on Thursday. Widespread fog is not expected

Niton

High FitzRoy 1028 at 1800 on Tuesday expected Humber 1030 by midday on Wednesday then expected Germany 1030 by midday on Thursday, this is then expected German Bight 1026 by midday on Friday. High western Scotland 1026 at 1800 on Tuesday dissipating by midday on Wednesday. New low expected Bailey 1010 at midday on Wednesday moving away northeast by midday on Thursday. New high expected 50 miles north of Southeast Iceland at midday on Thursday then expected eastern Norwegian Basin 1024 by midday on Friday. New high expected 50 miles southwest of FitzRoy 1023 at midday on Friday. No gales are expected. Strong winds are expected in west Sole and west Shannon on Tuesday evening. These will die out in Sole by midday on Wednesday and in Shannon by the end of the day. Strong winds are expected to develop in Shannon late on Thursday, these dying out by midday on Friday. Widespread fog is not expected

Portpatrick

High FitzRoy 1028 at 1800 on Tuesday expected Humber 1030 by midday on Wednesday then expected Germany 1030 by midday on Thursday, this is then expected German Bight 1026 by midday on Friday. High western Scotland 1026 at 1800 on Tuesday dissipating by midday on Wednesday. New low expected Bailey 1010 at midday on Wednesday moving away northeast by midday on Thursday. New high expected 50 miles north of Southeast Iceland at midday on Thursday then expected eastern Norwegian Basin 1024 by midday on Friday. New high expected 50 miles southwest of FitzRoy 1023 at midday on Friday. Strong winds are expected in Shannon, Rockall, Bailey and Southeast Iceland Tuesday evening, spreading to Malin, Hebrides, Fair Isle and Faeroes by midday Wednesday but dying out in Shannon. Strong winds dying out in all areas by midday Thursday. Strong winds expected in Bailey and Southeast Iceland by midday Friday, these dying out by late Friday. 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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