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