ZCZC GE26 GE26 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON THU 17 SEP GALE WARNINGS: FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW FAEROES 978 EXP NORWEGIAN BASIN 984 BY MIDDAY TOMORROW 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING S OR SW 4 TO 6 VEER W OR SW 5 TO 7. MOD BECMG ROUGH. SQUALLY SHWRS. GOOD OCNL POOR FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER W OR SW 5 TO 7 BACK S OR SW 4 TO 6 LTR IN CROMARTY FORTH AND TYNE. SLT OR MOD IN W CROMARTY FORTH TYNE AND W HUMBER BUT ELSEWHERE MOD OR ROUGH. SHWRS THEN OCCASIONAL RAIN LTR. GOOD OCNL MOD THAMES W OR NW 4 OR 5 OCNL 6 AT FIRST BACK SW 4 TO 6 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH IN SW PLYMOUTH BUT ELSEWHERE SLT OR MOD. SHWRS. GOOD FAIR ISLE W OR SW 5 TO 7 OCNL GALE 8 AT FIRST BACK S 4 TO 6 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH IN SE FAIR ISLE BUT ELSEWHERE VERY ROUGH OR HIGH BECMG ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD OCNL POOR OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: GALES EXP IN VIKING FORTIES AND FAIR ISLE. STRG WINDS EXP IN CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER HUMBER AND THAMES BUT WITH A RISK OF GALES IN CROMARTY DOGGER AND HUMBER NNNN