Severe Weather Warning Wind seiten=3 abk=warning

A Warning has been issued for the following regions
- Grampian (Yellow)
- Highlands & Eilean Siar (Yellow)
- Orkney & Shetland (Amber)

Issued by the Met Office at 11:19 on Tuesday, 29th November 2011
Valid from 00:05 on Thursday, 1st December 2011 until 18:00 on Thursday, 1st December 2011

Southerly gales will develop during Wednesday evening, reaching severe gale overnight. Winds will become west to northwesterly by Thursday morning with severe gales continuing during the day. Storm force winds seem likely for a time across Shetland, and Orkney may be affected too. As a result of the very strong winds, the public should be prepared for travel disruption.