Coast and sea
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For the period to .
Extended outlook map
Cullercoats
Low 985 expected by late on Thursday over German Bight, expected to move southeast and lose its identity by late on Friday. New low 953 expected by late on Saturday over Rockall will move east first and northeast after, expected to be, by late on Sunday, over the Norwegian Basin, 966. Gales are expected to spread from the west from early on Saturday across all areas, persisting until the end of the period. Risk for gales during early Friday for Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Humber and Thames
Niton
Low 985 expected by late on Thursday over German Bight, expected to move southeast and lose its identity by late on Friday. New low 953 expected by late on Saturday over Rockall will move east first and northeast after, expected to be, by late on Sunday, over the Norwegian Basin, 966. Gales expected to spread in from the west from early on Saturday for Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea and Shannon, persisting until the end of the period. Gales expected by late on Thursday across Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy and Sole, moderating by early on Friday, but returning from the west by early on Saturday and persisting until the end of the period
Portpatrick
Low 985 expected by late on Thursday over German Bight, expected to move southeast and lose its identity by late on Friday. New low 953 expected by late on Saturday over Rockall will move east first and northeast after, expected to be, by late on Sunday, over the Norwegian Basin, 966. Risk for storms during Saturday and early Sunday for Rockall, Hebrides and Bailey. Gales will spread in from the southwest from early on Saturday for all areas and persist until the end 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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