THE Met Office has issued a severe weather warning with a spell of strong southwesterly winds expected to bring gusts of up to 50 mph to Surrey and Hampshire this Saturday.

A ’yellow’ warning has been issued for between 4am and 11.59pm on Saturday, October 21, with some transport disruption likely across the warning area, with delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport.

Short term loss of power and other services is also possible, warn forecasters.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: "An intense low pressure system is expected to bring a swathe of strong southwesterly winds over southern areas early on Saturday, these steadily transferring east through the morning and early afternoon, becoming westerly and eventually northwesterly later whilst also slowly easing.

"Gusts exceeding 50 mph are expected widely within the warning area. These are expected to coincide with high tides, leading to locally dangerous conditions."