ZCZC GE38 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON WED 13 MAY GALE WARNINGS: VIKING THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY NEW LOW EXP NORWAY 986 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING N 4 OR 5 THEN INCR 6 OR 7 OCNL GALE 8 LTR. SLT OR MOD BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LTR. SHWRS RAIN LTR. GOOD OCNL MOD FORTIES N 3 TO 5 BACK NW 4 TO 6 INCR 7 AT TIMES LTR PERHAPS GALE 8 LTR. SLT OR MOD BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LTR. SHWRS RAIN LTR. GOOD OCNL MOD CROMARTY N 3 OR 4 INCR 5 OR 6 OCNL 7 LTR. SMOOTH OR SLT BECMG MOD OR ROUGH LTR. THUNDERY SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR FORTH TYNE DOGGER N 3 TO 5 BACK NW 4 TO 6 LTR OCNL 7 LTR IN FISHER. SMOOTH OR SLT AT FIRST IN FORTH AND TYNE OTHERWISE SLT OR MOD OCNL ROUGH LTR IN FORTH AND FISHER. THUNDERY SHWRS RAIN LTR IN FISHER. GOOD OCNL POOR HUMBER THAMES CYCLONIC BECMG N OR NW 4 OR 5 OCNL 6 UNTIL LTR. SLT OR MOD. THUNDERY SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR FAIR ISLE N 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 LTR PERHAPS GALE 8 LTR IN FAIR ISLE. MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH LTR IN E FAIR ISLE. SHWRS. GOOD OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: GALES EXP IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY AND FAIR ISLE. RISK OF GALES IN DOGGER. STRG WINDS EXP IN ALL OTHER AREAS NNNN