ZCZC GE23 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON FRI 08 MAY GALE WARNINGS: NONE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW JUST N OF FAEROES 999 EXP NORWEGIAN SEA 1004 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW JUST W OF TRAFALGAR 998 SLOW-MOV FLN 999 BY SAME TIME 24-HR FORECASTS NW VIKING SW VEER W 4 TO 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SHWRS. GOOD OCNL MOD SE VIKING S 4 TO 6 BECMG CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR AT FIRST FORTIES S BECMG CYCLONIC THEN N LTR 3 TO 5. SLT OR MOD. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR CROMARTY FORTH CYCLONIC BECMG MAINLY N 3 TO 5. SLT OR MOD. OCCASIONAL RAIN THEN SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR TYNE NW DOGGER VRB 2 TO 4 BECMG NE 4 TO 6. SLT BECMG MOD LTR. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR SE DOGGER VRB 2 TO 4 BECMG N 4 TO 6 LTR. SMOOTH OR SLT OCNL MOD LTR. RAIN LTR. GOOD HUMBER THAMES E OR NE 3 TO 5 OCNL 6 LTR. SMOOTH OR SLT OCNL MOD LTR. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD FAIR ISLE W OR NW 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 IN N. MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH IN N. SHWRS SQUALLY IN N. GOOD OCNL MOD OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS EXP IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT FORTH NNNN