Gales set to batter Highlands after Met Office issues yellow warning
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GUSTS of wind could top 75mph when "very strong winds" batter the Highlands tomorrow, the Met Office has warned.
Forecasters are predicting gusts of 50-60mph "widely" across many parts of the region, with 65mph possible in "exposed locations" and even 75mph in some parts of the west.
The Met Office has now issued a yellow warning, which will come into force at 4am on Wednesday and remain in place until 1pm on the same day.
"A band of squally showers will move east with a spell of very strong west to southwesterly winds following through Wednesday morning," said a Met Office spokesman.
"Gusts of 50-60mph are likely widely and 65mph in exposed locations, with a chance of gusts reaching 75mph in parts of western Scotland, which may combine with the morning high tide to cause some spray and large waves along some western coasts."
The alert has sparked warnings of possible travel disruption, with anyone planning on travelling urged to check with the likes of rail and ferry operators before setting off.
The area affected by the warning covers an area of the mainland in the north stretching from Ullapool in the west to Embo in the east, and then extending southwards across much of mainland Scotland as far as Girvan in Ayrshire in the west and Kinross in Fife in the east. All of the Inner Hebrides are also covered by the warning. South Uist and Barra in the Outer Hebrides are also subject to the alert.
