Brits heading for the Canary Islands are facing the prospect of a tropical cyclone hitting into islands this weekend.
Weather experts have put the islands, which include Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, on alert as the storm bears down on them.
The Miami National Hurricane Centre has increased the chances of a tropical cyclone forming between the Canary Islands and Cape Verde in the next 48 hours at 60 percent.
