STORM Ingrid could hit the Island tomorrow but it is not forecast to be anywhere near as severe as Storm Goretti a fortnight ago.
Ingrid is currently making its way up from Portugal, where forecasters named this latest winter storm.
Senior Jersey Meteorologist Matt Winter said that it was still uncertainty over the depth and tracking of Ingrid but there was potential for large waves to hit the Island on Friday morning.
He said: “There is nothing to suggest in the modelling that this will be as strong or as bad as Storm Goretti.
“The worst-case scenario is gale- to severe gale-force winds from the south or southeast with gusts of 60 to 65 mph winds on Friday morning and early afternoon.
“However, the most likely scenario is strong to gale-force winds with gusts of up to 55 mph.”
He added: “Seeing that Goretti was Force 11, Ingrid is expected to be Force 9, so is much more in line with typical winter storms.
“However, we are on spring tides at the moment, although not particularly big ones, which may combine with a storm surge of 50-60 cm to create some pretty decent-sized waves.
“With high tide at 9.08am on Friday, at 10.6m, there is the potential for coastal areas to be affected, such as the cycle path and laybys alongside Victoria Avenue, but we will know more nearer the time.”
Storm Goretti hit the Island overnight two weeks ago, with a top gust of 95 mph recorded at the Airport, making it the worst storm since the highly disruptive Storm Ciarán of November 2023.
