ZCZC GE44 ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 2100 ON WED 23 SEP GALE WARNINGS: VIKING FORTIES DOGGER FAIR ISLE THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOW FORTIES 1014 LOSING ITS IDENTITY 24-HR FORECASTS VIKING NW 6 TO GALE 8 DECR 3 TO 5 THEN BACK S LTR AND INCR 6 IN W VIKING. MOD OR ROUGH BECMG SLT OR MOD LTR. SHWRS AT FIRST. GOOD OCNL POOR AT FIRST FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER NW MAINLY 4 TO 6 BUT 6 TO GALE 8 AT FIRST IN E FORTIES AND E DOGGER BECMG VRB 2 TO 4 THEN S 4 TO 6 LTR. MOD OR ROUGH AT FIRST IN FORTIES AND DOGGER OTHERWISE SLT OR MOD. SHWRS AT FIRST. GOOD OCNL MOD HUMBER THAMES NW 4 TO 6 BECMG VRB 3 OR LESS THEN S 3 TO 5 LTR. SLT OR MOD BECMG ROUGH FOR A TIME IN NE HUMBER. SHWRS AT FIRST. GOOD FAIR ISLE NW BACK S 3 TO 5 INCR 6 TO GALE 8 LTR. SLT OR MOD UNTIL LTR IN SE OTHERWISE MOD OR ROUGH BUT BECMG VERY ROUGH LTR IN FAR W. SHWRS. GOOD OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: GALES EXP IN FAIR ISLE. STRG WINDS EXP IN VIKING FORTIES CROMARTY FORTH TYNE DOGGER AND HUMBER NNNN