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ZCZC GE23 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON SUN 05 APR GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW SE ICELAND 988 LOSING ITS IDENTITY 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING FORTIES W OR NW MAINLY 6 TO GALE 8 BUT SEV GALE 9 AT FIRST IN EASTERN S UTSIRE BECMG VRB 2 TO 4 LTR. HIGH AT FIRST IN S UTSIRE OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECMG MOD OR ROUGH LTR. SQUALLY SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD OCNL POOR AT FIRST CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER W 5 TO 7 OCNL GALE 8 AT FIRST BACK S OR SE 3 TO 5 LTR. IN NE DOGGER ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECMG MOD LTR BUT ELSEWHERE MOD OR ROUGH BECMG SLT OR MOD. SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD HUMBER THAMES W 4 TO 6 BECMG VRB 2 TO 4 THEN E OR SE 3 TO 5 LTR. IN NE HUMBER ROUGH BECMG MOD BUT ELSEWHERE SLT OR MOD BECMG SMOOTH OR SLT LTR. SHWRS. GOOD FAIR ISLE CYCLONIC MAINLY 4 TO 6 BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN S THEN BECMG SE 7 OR GALE 8 LTR IN W FAEROES. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL MOD. WINTRY SHWRS THEN RAIN LTR IN FAEROES. GOOD OCNL POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS EXP IN W VIKING W FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE W DOGGER AND FAIR ISLE. RISK OF STRG WINDS IN HUMBER NNNN
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Issued by the Met Office at 2100 on Sunday 05 Apr
Gale warnings: viking forties cromarty forth tyne dogger fair isle
The general situation at midday
Low SE iceland 988 losing its identity
24-hr forecasts
Viking forties
W or NW mainly 6 to gale 8 but severe gale 9 at first in eastern S utsire
Becoming variable 2 to 4 later. High at first in S utsire otherwise rough or very
Rough becoming moderate or rough later. Squally showers. Moderate or good occasionally poor at first
Cromarty forth tyne dogger
West force 5 to 7 occasionally gale 8 at first back south or south-east force 3 to 5 later. In NE dogger
Rough or very rough becoming moderate later but elsewhere moderate or rough becoming slight
Or moderate. Showers. Moderate or good
Humber thames
West force 4 to 6 becoming variable 2 to 4 then east or south-east force 3 to 5 later. In NE humber rough
Becoming moderate but elsewhere slight or moderate becoming smooth or slight later. Showers. Good
Fair isle
Cyclonic mainly 4 to 6 but 6 to gale 8 at first in S then becoming south-east force 7
Or gale 8 later in W faeroes. Rough or very rough occasionally moderate. Wintry showers
Then rain later in faeroes. Good occasionally poor
Outlook following 24 hours:
Strong winds expected in W viking W forties cromarty forth tyne W dogger
And fair isle. Risk of strong winds in humber