The Met Office has issued a warning that wind speeds could reach 50mph in northern parts of Northumberland on Friday.
A yellow weather warning is in place between 6am and 3pm in the Scottish borders and Northumberland. Wooler, Berwick and Kielder are all set to be hit with gusts of 45mph to 50mph on Friday.
The wind warning covers the A1 and A68 roads and East Coast Mailine railway linking England with Scotland.