A NEW weather warning for strong winds has been issued for today.

The Met Office have put the yellow warning in place between 8am and 7pm today. It covers Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset.

They say: "A spell of strong and gusty winds is expected to move eastwards during Thursday.

"Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely with some journeys taking longer.

"Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges are also possible.

"There is also the potential for some short term loss of power supplies. It is likely that some coastal routes, seafronts and coastal communities exposed to these winds will be affected by spray and/or large waves."

The chief forecaster added: "The strongest winds will affect southwest England and Wales during the morning, moving east to reach eastern parts of England later in the afternoon. Gusts of 50-60 mph are likely fairly widely with some gusts reaching 65-75 mph along exposed coasts and over high ground in the west."

It came after a day of devastation across Dorset caused by Storm Eleanor on Wednesday.

Flood alerts also remain in place today in Christchurch, the east coast of Dorset and Poole Harbour. 

In Poole, the Environment Agency say the alert is in place for high tide at 11am in Wareham and 10.45am in Poole. The forecast wind strength is force five they say.

Christchurch's alert will continue for two hours after high tide at 11am and Swanage from 10.30am.