The south west is bracing for more wet and windy weather as the Met Office has confirmed storm Brian is on its way.

The national forecaster has issued a yellow weather warning for the county, with strong southwesterly expected from 4am on Saturday, which it predicts will continue until midnight.

The group warned that coastal routes and communities are likely to be affected by large waves and possible flooding, while transport disruption is likely with delays to road, rail, air and ferry services, and power cuts are also possible.

The Met Office said it currently has no plans to upgrade the wind warning from yellow to amber, unlike its Irish partner Met Eireann, but the situation will be under continual review.

Chief forecaster Dan Suri said: “Storm Brian is expected to bring strong winds to southern and western areas early on Saturday morning.

“As we go through Saturday morning and early afternoon the strong southwesterly winds affecting the south west will transfer east and slowly change direction as they will become westerly towards the end of the warning period.

“Gusts exceeding 50mph are expected widely within the warning area, with gusts of around 70mph along exposed coastal areas. These are expected to coincide with high tides, leading to locally dangerous conditions in coastal parts.”

The Environment Agency is urging people to remain vigilant to potential flooding as a low pressure coastal storm is forecast to hit the south coasts of Cornwall and Devon on Saturday.