Friday promises to be windy, especially in three departments of New Aquitaine: Charente-Maritime, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres, which have been placed on orange alert "violent winds" with the arrival of the storm Diego, according to the latest bulletin from the forecasting organization published Thursday at 4 p.m.

Peaks at 120 km/h

Météo-France predicts an arrival of Diego by the Atlantic in the west of the country on Friday, from midday, "generating violent winds in the north of New Aquitaine" while the wind "is already blowing strong with gusts of around 60 to 80 km / h in many departments, including those placed in orange Wind vigilance.

At midday Friday, the southwest wind will strengthen "significantly", being accompanied "on the coastal area and the near interior, gusts between 90 and 110 km / h, temporarily 110 and 120 km / h “And in the land of” gusts of the order of 80 to 100 km / h, locally 100 to 110 km / h “, according to forecasts.

The “average wind will also be well supported”, adds Météo-France according to which “the return to calm is expected at the beginning of Friday evening”.

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