ZCZC GE56 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON THU 16 APR GALE WARNINGS: NONE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW 200 MILES W OF SHANNON 994 EXP ROCKALL 991 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING S OR SE 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN LTR. GOOD OCNL POOR LTR FORTIES S OR SE 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 LTR. SLT OR MOD OCNL ROUGH LTR. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FOG PATCHES LTR. MOD OR GOOD OCNL VERY POOR CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER S OR SE 4 TO 6. SLT OR MOD OCNL ROUGH LTR IN CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR HUMBER THAMES S OR SW 2 TO 4 OCNL 5 LTR. SMOOTH OR SLT. SHWRS. GOOD OCNL MOD FAIR ISLE S OR SW BACK SE 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 LTR IN NE FAIR ISLE. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS EXP IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER AND FAIR ISLE NNNN