ZCZC GE40
ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 0900 ON THU 14 MAY

GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FAIR ISLE

THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDNIGHT
LOW GULF OF BOTHNIA 988 EXP EASTERN S UTSIRE 987 BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
_AHR FORECASTS

VIKING
N OR NW 6 TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9 FOR A TIME IN E VIKING, DECR 2 TO 4 LTR IN THE UTSIREA.=MZJ
ZYVYZCD_MGLPX_OUGH OR VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN EASTERN S UTSIRE. RAIN OR SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD, OCNL POOR

FORTIES CROMARTY
, 94 ,2 4 OR 5 INCR 6 O_N OCNL GALE 8 EXCEPT IN W CROMARTY. SLT OR MOD, BECMG MOD OR ROUGH IN W CROMARTY BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH ELSEWHERE. SHWRS, THEN RAIN IN FORTIES. MOD OR GOOD,._9:,) 0994 8, !94583'

FORTH TYNE DOGGER
N OR NW 4 TO 6, OCNL 3 AT FIRST AND 7 LTR. SMOOTH OR SLT BECMG MOD OR ROUGH, __$0.6+:_$.+6._063.6_:_$.'_6_'_24', _APS THUNDERY. GOOD, O_SM_ZWONONGDC_LPYMHD_PJONGX_NIC MAINLY NW 3 TO 5, OCNL 6 LTR. SLT OR MOD, BECMG MOD OR ROUGH LTR EXCEPT IN THAMES._!_$:206_.*$_6*
_._++2_._+_'._+29,9,__!6.!*'888N 5 TO 7, OCNL GALE 8 IN E. SLT OR MOD AT FIRST IN SE, OTHERWISE MOD OR ROUGH BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD

OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS:
GALES EXP IN VIKING, FORTI_SUES,_
_456 -,$ !-84 8')3. STRG WINDS EXP IN FORTH, TYNE, DOGGER AND HUMBER. RCSK OF STRG WINDS IN THAMES
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