GALE WARNINGS: THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY

THE GENERAL SITUATION AT MIDDAY LOWS IRISH SEA 978 AND HEBRIDES 974 BOTH LOSING THEIR IDENTITIES BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. LOW FAIR ISLE 972 EXP FAEROES 973 BY SAME TIME. NEW LOWS EXP 150 MILES W OF FITZROY 995 AND JUST W OF SHANNON 986 BY THAT TIME

24-HR FCSTS

THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH SW GALE 8 TO STORM 10, BACK S 4 OR 5 LATER. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, BUT HIGH FOR A TIME IN PORTLAND AND PLYMOUTH. SQUALLY SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD OCNL POOR

BISCAY FITZROY SOLE LUNDY FASTNET S OR SW 5 TO 7, OCNL GALE 8 EXCEPT IN FASTNET, BECMG CYCLONIC LATER IN SE FITZROY. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHWRS. MOD OR GOOD OCNL POOR

OUTLOOK FLW 24 HOURS: LOW FITZROY WILL MOV TO DOGGER, WITH GALES EXP IN BISCAY AND FITZROY, AND SEV GALES EXP IN REMAINING AREAS