ZCZC GE20 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON SAT 04 APR GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER THAMES FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW SHANNON 992 EXP S NORWAY 980 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING S 3 TO 5 BECMG CYCLONIC THEN NW LTR 7 TO SEV GALE 9 PERHAPS STORM 10 LTR BECMG W 5 TO 7 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH FOR A TIME LTR IN VIKING AND S UTSIRE. RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 INCR GALE 8 TO STORM 10 BECMG W 6 TO GALE 8 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH FOR A TIME LTR IN FORTIES. RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR TYNE DOGGER HUMBER CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 INCR 7 TO SEV GALE 9 OCNL STORM 10 IN TYNE DOGGER AND FISHER BECMG W 6 TO GALE 8 LTR. MOD BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BUT VERY ROUGH OR HIGH FOR A TIME IN FISHER. SHWRS. MOD THAMES SW 6 TO GALE 8 VEER W 4 TO 6 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN PLYMOUTH AND W PORTLAND ELSEWHERE SLT OR MOD BECMG MOD OR ROUGH. SHWRS. MAINLY GOOD FAIR ISLE CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 INCR 7 TO SEV GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN FAIR ISLE BECMG W 6 TO GALE 8 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR WINTRY SHWRS. MOD OR POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: GALES EXP IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH AND DOGGER WITH STRG WINDS IN ALL OTHER AREAS NNNN