The Met Office has named the latest storm of the season, Storm Eowyn, which is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK. Yellow weather warnings are in place for much of the country, with gusts reaching up to 80 mph along the coast. The storm is expected to be fueled by a powerful jet stream and associated with explosive cyclogenesis, also known as a weather bomb. This phenomenon can cause rapid strengthening of a low-pressure system, leading to fierce gales capable of bringing down trees and causing structural damage.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind across much of the UK for the entirety of Friday. Forecasters confirmed a powerful jet stream is set to surge across the North Atlantic, bringing some of the strongest winds of the season. The agency said there could be a danger to life caused by flying debris as well as likely disruption to road, rail, air and ferry transport.
\Alerts are in place for the entirety of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as much of England, for the whole of Friday. Areas affected by Friday's alerts include the south west of England, the south coast, the West Midlands, and everywhere north of Leicester. While the warning ends for many at the end of Friday, the whole of Scotland, and parts of Northumberland and Cumbria, will remain in the affected area until 3pm on Saturday. Storm Eowyn is the fifth named storm of the season after Storm Darragh brought strong winds and snow to parts of the UK. \Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the weather agency, Chris Almond, told The Sun: “A very deep area of low pressure will bring a very unsettled, potentially disruptive, spell of weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday. The wind will also be accompanied by heavy rain bringing some unpleasant conditions to end the week.' Chris added: “As the low develops over the Atlantic and interacts with the jet stream it will rapidly strengthen, a phenomenon called ‘explosive cyclogenesis’, where the central pressure of a low at latitudes in which the UK lies drops 24 millibars or more in 24 hours. 'This is forecast to happen on Thursday while the system is out over the Atlantic and it will be a mature feature by the time it reaches the UK.” Explosive cyclogenesis, also known as a weather bomb, brings fierce gales that are powerful enough to 'bring down trees and cause structural damage', according to the Met Office. Storm Eowyn will bring a spell of strong south-easterly to south-westerly winds, with gusts reaching 50-60 mph inland and 70-80 mph along coasts. \Met Office spokeswoman Andrea Bishop said: 'Storm Eowyn will bring a period of very unsettled, potentially disruptive, weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday. 'Pronounced 'Ay-oh-win', the system will begin to influence the UK's weather on Friday, with strengthening winds initially in north-western parts of the UK with accompanying heavy rainfall. 'Updates to our current warnings will follow shortly and the forecast details are likely to be fine-tuned during the week, so stay tuned to your local forecast and keep up to date with Met Office warnings via our website and app.' forecast: 'The change to much more unsettled conditions will begin on Friday as a deep area of low pressure, which is yet to develop, will be steered towards the UK on a powerful Jet Stream - fuelled by the recent cold spell over of rain followed by showers, often accompanied by strong winds, looks likely for the rest of the month and the start of February.
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