ZCZC EE18 EXTENDED OUTLOOK THU TO SUN ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY AT 182300 UTC LOW SOUTHERN NORWAY 998 ON THU EVENING WILL LOSE ITS IDENTITY BY FRI EVENING. MEANWHILE A HIGH IN THE ATLANTIC WILL MOV SLWY SE AND EXTEND A RIDGE INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOV STEADILY SE BECMG CENTRED 300 MILES W OF FITZROY 1030 BY SAT EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED RIDGE WILL MOV E OVER THE UK AND BUILD INTO THE N SEA DURING SUN AS A COMPLEX LOW MOVES NE OVER ICELAND. STRG WINDS ARE EXP ON THU EVENING IN IRISH SEA AND SHANNON THEN EASING ON FRI. STRG WINDS THEN EXP ON SAT IN FITZROY AND SOLE BEFORE EXTENDING INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND BISCAY ON SUN. WIDESPREAD FOG IS NOT EXP NNNN