Islanders are being advised to stay at home tomorrow evening as Storm Goretti is forecast to bring gusts of up to 90mph to Jersey.
Jersey Met has issued a red weather warning, with violent storm force 11 winds forecast.
The storm’s most dangerous phase is expected from Thursday evening, coinciding with a late-evening high tide that raises the risk of storm surge, coastal flooding and violent seas
Government advice is for islanders to stay at home from 8pm on Thursday until the early hours of Friday morning – and to stay away from the coast.
Jersey Airport also confirmed it is due to close early at 6pm on Thursday evening.
Operations director Ashley Maggs said that the airport was expected to reopen on Friday morning.
“However some flights may be affected,” he added. “Please check directly with your airline for the latest flight status information.
“Safety is our highest priority, if your flight is cancelled, please don’t travel to the airport. We will share further updates via social media.”
Several flights in and out of the island have been cancelled before Storn Goretti is due to arrive.
According to Jersey Airport’s website, four flghts scheduled to leave Jersey after 5pm tonight will not be taking off. Affected passengers should liase with the airline they were booked to fly with.
They are:
GR309 to Guernsey at 5:15
BA2525 to London Gatwick at 7:10
LM567 to Guernsey at 7:35
EZY730 to Manchester at 8:00
Seven flights due to arrive in Jersey later today have also been cancelled or rescheduled.
They are:
GR308 from Guernsey at 4:45
BA2524 from London Gatwick at 6:20
LM558 from Southampton at 7:05
BA2526 from London Gatwick at 7:25
EZY729 from Manchester at 7:30
EZY883 from London Gatwick at 7:50
BA1356 from London Heathrow at 8:15
Jersey Met is continuing to monitor the weather system. The latest updates can be found at www.gov.je/weather.
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