ZCZC EE97 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 1900 ON FRI 03 APR GALE WARNINGS: FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW FAIR ISLE 983 EXP NORWEGIAN SEA 980 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXP ROCKALL 990 BY SAME TIME. HIGH 100 MILES W OF FITZROY 1028 SLOW-MOV DISSIPATING 24-HR FORECASTS THAMES W OR SW 5 TO 7 DECR 4 FOR A TIME. SLT OR MOD OCNL ROUGH AT FIRST. SHWRS THEN FAIR. MOD BECMG GOOD DOVER WIGHT SW 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 AT FIRST. ROUGH BECMG SLT OR MOD. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MOD OCNL POOR PORTLAND PLYMOUTH W 4 TO 6 BACK SW 5 TO 7 PERHAPS GALE 8 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH BECMG VERY ROUGH LTR IN W PLYMOUTH. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. MOD OCNL POOR BISCAY W BACK S 4 TO 6 OCNL 3 IN S. MOD OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD S FITZROY VRB 4 BECMG SW 3 TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH. FAIR. GOOD N FITZROY SOLE SW VEER W LTR 6 TO GALE 8 PERHAPS SEV GALE 9 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH LTR. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MOD OCNL POOR LUNDY FASTNET W 4 TO 6 BACK S 6 TO GALE 8 PERH*PS SEV GALE 9 LTR. IN IRISH SEA SLT OR MOD BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LTR OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH LTR IN W FASTNET. SHWRS THEN RAIN. GOOD BECMG POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: GALES OR SEV GALES EXP IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT BISCAY WHERE STRG WINDS EXP NNNN