ZCZC GE17 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON FRI 03 APR GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FAIR ISLE 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 VIKING S 6 TO GALE 8 VEER SW 4 TO 6. MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHWRS. GOOD FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER W BACK SE LTR 5 TO 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHWRS. GOOD HUMBER 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 FAIR ISLE W OR NW 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 3 TO 5 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SQUALLY WINTRY SHWRS. GOOD OCNL MOD OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STORMS EXP IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT HUMBER AND THAMES WHERE GALES OR SEV GALES EXP NNNN