ZCZC GE35 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON THU 09 APR GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FORTIES THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW MOV RPDY NE EXP 150 MILES W OF ROCKALL 964 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. NEW LOW EXP FISHER 1011 BY SAME TIME 24-HR FORECASTS W VIKING CYCLONIC 4 TO 6. MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR E VIKING SE 7 TO SEV GALE 9 DECR 6 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH IN E VIKING BECMG MOD OR ROUGH LTR. SLEET. POOR E FORTIES CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 3 TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR W FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER W 5 TO 7 BACK SE 4 TO 6 LTR. SLT OR MOD OCNL ROUGH IN W FORTIES AND DOGGER. RAIN THEN SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR HUMBER THAMES CYCLONIC BECMG NW BACK SE LTR 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 AT FIRST. SLT OR MOD. SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR FAIR ISLE CYCLONIC MAINLY SW AT FIRST 4 TO 6 BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN SE ICELAND. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH UNTIL LTR IN W FAEROES AND SE ICELAND OTHERWISE ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL MOD IN E FAIR ISLE. SQUALLY SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: SEV GALES EXP IN VIKING FORTIES AND FAIR ISLE WITH GALES IN ALL OTHER AREAS EXCEPT THAMES WHERE STRG WINDS ARE EXP NNNN