Overview
- Météo-France’s red warning for La Manche runs from 21:00 to 03:00, with gusts forecast up to 150–160 km/h on the coast and 130–140 km/h inland.
- Roughly 27–29 departments from Charente-Maritime to Île-de-France are under orange wind alerts, with 100–120 km/h inland and 130–140 km/h on exposed coasts.
- Maritime authorities urge people not to take to sea as conditions turn very strong to very high with possible breakers over 10 meters, and several departments face orange wave-submersion risk.
- SNCF is suspending trains in Normandy from 22:00 and reducing services in Brittany, with TER halted in Hauts-de-France on Friday morning and further adjustments planned.
- Officials call on residents to shelter and avoid travel, with La Manche closing schools on Friday and coastal towns enacting closures and protections at exposed sites.