ZCZC GE61 GE61 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON SAT 25 JUL GALE WARNINGS: VIKING THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW NORWEGIAN BASIN 980 MOV AWAY SLWY NORTHEASTWARDS 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING W OR NW 6 TO GALE 8 DECR *R TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BECMG MOD OR ROUGH. SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD FORTIES CROMARTY W OR NW 4 TO 6* BECMG VRB 2 TO FO* A TIME. VER* R*UGH AT FIRST IN NE FORTIES OTHERWISE MAINLY MOD*OR ROUGH BUT SLT IN W CROMARTY. RAIN OR SHWRS. GOOD OCNL MOD FORTH TYNE DOGGER W OR NW 3*TO 5 *ECMG VRB 2 TO 4. SLT OR MOD IN DOGGER BUT ELSEWHERE SMOOTH OR SLT. RAIN OR SHWRS. GOOD OCNL MOD HUMBER W *R*SW 3 TO 5 BECMG VRB 2 TO 4 THEN NW 3 TO 5 LTR. SLT OR MOD. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MOD OR GOOD OCNL POOR AT FIRST THAMES W OR SW 3 TO 5 BECMG VRB 2 TO 4 FOR A TIME THEN OCNL 6 LTR. SMOOTH OR SLT BECMG SLT OR MOD. RAIN FOR A TIME. GOOD OCNL MOD FAIR ISLE W OR NW 4 TO 6 OCSL 7 IN N FAEROES AND ALSO AT FIRST IN FAIRNISLE. *MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH EXCEPT IN S FAEROES. SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD OUTLOOK*F*W 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS EXP IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY AND FAIR ISLE BUT WITH A RISK OF GALES IN N VIKING AND N FA*R ISLE. RISK OF STRG WINDS IN THAMES NNNN