By Ellie Gosley
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The Met Office has upgraded its weather warning for Storm Amy as the weather agency says ten parts of Wales will now be hit. The amber warning for wind comes into force for Scotland on Friday night, while a yellow weather warning will be in place for large parts of Wales this weekend. The warning says that the UK will be battered by “strong winds” on Friday and into Saturday. It added: “Gusts of 50-60 mph are likely in many areas, and may reach 60-70 mph in more exposed parts.” A yellow weather warning for wind was i nitially issued for five parts of Wales on Wednesday , but it was extended on Thursday morning. Ten areas of Wales are now affected by the warning. These are: Carmarthenshire , Ceredigion , Conwy , Denbighshire , Flintshire , Gwynedd , Isle of Anglesey , Pembrokeshire , Powys and Wrexham . It comes into force at 3pm on Friday and remains in place until 11.59 on Saturday. Gusts of up to 60mph have been forecast for parts of north and west Wales. People are warned to expect some damage to buildings with tiles blown from roofs, the risk of power cuts and danger from flying debris and large waves on the coast. Travel may be affected. The strong winds are also set to be accompanied by heavy rain. The Met Office say Storm Amy is expected to develop rapidly as it approaches the UK on Friday. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here The forecast says: “Storm Amy is expected to bring a spell of strong winds to many parts of northern and western Britain later on Friday and overnight into Saturday. South to southwesterly winds will increase during Friday, initially in the west before extending eastwards during Friday night. “Gusts of 50-60 mph are likely in many areas, and may reach 60-70 mph in more exposed parts. The strongest winds are most likely across portions of northern and western Scotland, where gusts in excess of 90 mph are possible – this is covered by a separate Amber warning for the Friday night period. “The very strong winds will also be accompanied by spells of heavy rain, with difficult driving conditions likely, especially for high sided vehicles on prone routes, such as crosswinds on exposed or high level routes. “Winds will ease for most parts through Saturday afternoon, but will continue to be very strong for the Northern Isles and parts of the far north of Scotland through to the end of Saturday, before slowly easing overnight.” The warning adds that as well as travel disruption and damage to buildings, “injuries and danger to life” are possible from flying debris and large waves. Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here . We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice
