Météo France has placed Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Charente, Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Vendée in orange vigilance. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, winds will reach 110 to 130 km / h.

Eight departments of the Atlantic coast were placed in orange alert due to a risk of "violent" winds Sunday, said Météo-France Saturday. From 01h Sunday, the Charente-Maritime, Gironde, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Charente, Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Vendée will undergo the first storm of the winter season, requiring special vigilance.

The depression related to the storm Amélie is Saturday morning at 6 am to a little less than 1,000 km from Ireland. The storm Amélie circulates towards the near Atlantic Saturday by widening itself and should touch the Atlantic coast in second part of night from Saturday to Sunday, accompanied by strong to very strong winds.

Winds that will reach 110 to 130 km / h

First of the south-west sector, the winds will strengthen in the middle of the night, reaching gusts 110 to 130 km / h from 1:00, from the Arcachon basin to Vendée and will affect to a lesser extent the neighboring departments (Deux -Sèvres, Charente, Landes, Haute-Vienne), specifies Météo France. The episode will fade in late morning on Sunday.

In addition, all these departments will be well watered, with a blade of water of the order of 30 to 50 mm over the next 36 hours. Waves-yellow submersion vigilance is also triggered for the Aquitaine and Charente coastlines. The winds generate very strong waves and a sharp rise of the level of the sea.