The very powerful storm NORYKS, currently located near Iceland, will strike the British Isles today with storm gusts over 140km/h even in low areas and waves up to 14m at the coasts. Especially affected will be the North of the UK.
Storm NORYKS is clearly visible in the current satellite image.
The pressure forecast. Note how close the isobars of storm NORYKS are, and hence how steep the pressure gradient is (causing high wind speeds).
The UWZ warnings for Europe as of 05:25UTC
The GFS forecast for today, 18UTC shows that the N of the UK will be most severely affected, accordging to current forecasts.