Coast and sea
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Cullercoats
High, south Rockall, 1034 on Sunday evening expected 100nm west of Bailey 1032 by midnight Wednesday then losing its identity. Complex low, 500nm west of Sole, 1009 on Sunday evening slow moving and losing its identity by midday Tuesday. Low, 500nm north of Iceland, 998 on Sunday evening moves rapidly northeast with associated trough moving southeast across Iceland and northern UK waters into the North Sea through Monday. New low, Humber, 1022 late Monday expected Fisher 1017 by midnight Wednesday then losing its identity. New mid North Atlantic high 1026 by midnight Tuesday moving slowly north 1037 by late Wednesday. No gales expected but strong winds at times from late Monday in Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth Tyne, Dogger and Fair Isle and on Wednesday in Fisher, Humber, Thames, Dover and Wight. Extensive fog is not expected but patches possible in Viking, Forties, Cromarty and Fair Isle for a time on Monday
Niton
High, south Rockall, 1034 on Sunday evening expected 100nm west of Bailey 1032 by midnight Wednesday then losing its identity. Complex low, 500nm west of Sole, 1009 on Sunday evening slow moving and losing its identity by midday Tuesday. Low, 500nm north of Iceland, 998 on Sunday evening moves rapidly northeast with associated trough moving southeast across Iceland and northern UK waters into the North Sea through Monday. New low, Humber, 1022 late Monday expected Fisher 1017 by midnight Wednesday then losing its identity. New mid North Atlantic high 1026 by midnight Tuesday moving slowly north 1037 by late Wednesday. Gales expected until early Tuesday in southeast Fitzroy. Otherwise no gales but strong winds expected throughout in Fitzroy and at times until late Monday in Biscay, Sole, and Shannon and at times late Monday and into Tuesday in Thames, Dover, Wight, Lundy, Fastnet and Irish Sea and on Wednesday in Biscay
Portpatrick
High, south Rockall, 1034 on Sunday evening expected 100nm west of Bailey 1032 by midnight Wednesday then losing its identity. Complex low, 500nm west of Sole, 1009 on Sunday evening slow moving and losing its identity by midday Tuesday. Low, 500nm north of Iceland, 998 on Sunday evening moves rapidly northeast with associated trough moving southeast across Iceland and northern UK waters into the North Sea through Monday. New low, Humber, 1022 late Monday expected Fisher 1017 by midnight Wednesday then losing its identity. New mid North Atlantic high 1026 by midnight Tuesday moving slowly north 1037 by late Wednesday. No gales expected but strong winds until early Monday in Shannon and for a time from late Monday and into Tuesday in Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Malin. Extensive fog is not expected but patches possible late Sunday in Faeroes and Southeast Iceland and on Monday in Fair Isle
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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