ZCZC GE77 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON TUE 01 SEP GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW N OF FAEROES 997 EXP NORWEGIAN BASIN 994 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING SW 5 OR 6 VEER W 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 4 TO 6 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH IN N. RAIN. GOOD OCNL POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH SW 4 TO 6 VEER NW 3 TO 5 BECMG VRB 4 OR LESS. SLT OR MOD BECMG SMOOTH IN SW CROMARTY AND W FORTH. RAIN PERHAPS THUNDERY EXCEPT IN CROMARTY. GOOD OCNL POOR TYNE DOGGER SW 3 TO 5 OCNL 6 IN DOGGER BECMG VRB 2 TO 4. SMOOTH OR SLT IN TYNE BUT SLT OR MOD IN DOGGER. RAIN PERHAPS THUNDERY. GOOD OCNL POOR HUMBER SW 3 TO 5. SLT OR MOD OCNL SMOOTH IN W. RAIN PERHAPS THUNDERY LTR. GOOD OCNL POOR LTR THAMES W OR SW 3 TO 5 INCR 5 OR 6 OCNL 7 IN THAMES. SLT OR MOD IN PLYMOUTH ELSEWHERE SLT OCNL SMOOTH BECMG SLT OR MOD. SHWRS. GOOD FAIR ISLE NW 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 4 TO 6 LTR VEER E OR NE IN SE ICELAND. IN FAEROES ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OCNL HIGH BECMG MOD OR ROUGH LTR ELSEWHERE MOD OR ROUGH OCNL VERY ROUGH BUT SLT IN NORTHWESTERN SE ICELAND. SHWRS. GOOD OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: STRG WINDS ARE EXP IN ALL AREAS NNNN