Coast and sea
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Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 200 miles north of Norwegian Basin 1001 at 1800 on Friday expected Gulf of Bothnia 994 by midday on Saturday, this moving away southeast by midday on Sunday. New low expected Denmark Strait 984 by midday on Saturday then expected 150 miles north of Norwegian Basin 956 by midday on Sunday, then expected 100 miles northeast of Norwegian Basin 961 by midday on Monday. New high expected FitzRoy 1040 by midday on Sunday, this then expected France 1040 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected to develop in Viking, North Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth and Fair Isle by midday on Sunday. These gales are then expected to spread to all other areas except for Thames, Dover and Wight by the end of Sunday. The gales are expected to become confined to Forties, Dogger and Fisher by late on Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Niton
Low 200 miles north of Norwegian Basin 1001 at 1800 on Friday expected Gulf of Bothnia 994 by midday on Saturday, this moving away southeast by midday on Sunday. New low expected Denmark Strait 984 by midday on Saturday then expected 150 miles north of Norwegian Basin 956 by midday on Sunday, then expected 100 miles northeast of Norwegian Basin 961 by midday on Monday. New high expected FitzRoy 1040 by midday on Sunday, this then expected France 1040 by midday on Monday. Strong winds are expected to develop in Thames, Irish Sea and Shannon by midday on Saturday. These strong winds are expected to continue through the rest of the outlook period. Gales are expected to develop in FitzRoy by late on Monday. Meanwhile, strong winds are expected to develop in Sole by late on Monday. Widespread fog is not expected
Portpatrick
Low 200 miles north of Norwegian Basin 1001 at 1800 on Friday expected Gulf of Bothnia 994 by midday on Saturday, this moving away southeast by midday on Sunday. New low expected Denmark Strait 984 by midday on Saturday then expected 150 miles north of Norwegian Basin 956 by midday on Sunday, then expected 100 miles northeast of Norwegian Basin 961 by midday on Monday. New high expected FitzRoy 1040 by midday on Sunday, this then expected France 1040 by midday on Monday. Gales are expected to develop in Rockall, Hebrides, Bailey, Faeroes and Southeast Iceland by the end of Saturday. These gales are then expected to spread into Malin and Fair Isle by midday on Sunday. The gales are expected to become confined to Rockall, Malin and Hebrides by midday on Monday, and are then expected to die out here by the end of the day. 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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