ZCZC GE62 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON SAT 18 APR GALE WARNINGS: FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW FAEROES 1001 EXP NORWEGIAN SEA 1017 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. HIGH W SOLE 1030 EXP IRISH SEA 1028 BY SAME TIME 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING W OR SW BECMG CYCLONIC LTR 3 TO 5. MOD OCNL ROUGH IN W. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER W OR NW 3 TO 5 OCNL 6 IN FORTIES AND CROMARTY. SLT OR MOD OCNL SMOOTH IN FORTH AND TYNE. SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD HUMBER THAMES VRB 2 TO 4 BECMG N OR NW 3 TO 5. SMOOTH OR SLT OCNL MOD IN HUMBER. SHWRS. GOOD OCNL MOD FAIR ISLE CYCLONIC IN SE ICELAND OTHERWISE W OR NW 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 4 TO 6 OCNL 3 IN SE ICELAND. MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS EXP IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY AND FAIR ISLE NNNN