ZCZC GE44 GE44 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON FRI 15 MAY GALE WARNINGS: FORTIES FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW FISHER 993 EXP SKAGGERAK 997 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW 24-HR FORECASTS W VIKING N OR NW 5 TO 7 DECR 3 TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH BECMG MOD LTR. SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR E VIKING CYCLONIC 2 TO 4. MOD OCNL ROUGH AT FIRST. SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD FORTIES CROMARTY NW 5 TO 7 OCNL GALE 8 AT FIRST IN FORTIES BECMG CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECMG MOD OR ROUGH THEN SLT OR MOD LTR IN CROMARTY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR FORTH TYNE NW 4 TO 6 BACK S 3 TO 5 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH BECMG SLT OR MOD LTR. SHWRS. GOOD DOGGER NW 5 TO 7 BACK W OR SW 3 TO 5 LTR. ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH AT FIRST BECMG MOD LTR. SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR HUMBER THAMES NW BACK W OR SW 3 TO 5 OCNL 6 IN HUMBER. MOD OR ROUGH UNTIL LTR IN HUMBER OTHERWISE SLT OR MOD. SHWRS. GOOD FAIR ISLE N OR NW 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 4 TO 6 BECMG CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 LTR. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECMG MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN OR SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS EXP IN VIKING AND FORTIES NNNN