Met Office warnings for wind have been issued for northern areas of the UK on Thursday - with the risk of some transport disruption. There are yellow warnings in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, North Wales and the north Midlands. The strongest winds will be on and ahead of a cold front that will move southwards through the day. Once the cold front, with its heavy rain has moved through, there will be a very abrupt drop off in the strength of the wind. Colder air will then follow. Met Office yellow warnings for strong winds issued for Thursday A yellow warning for wind for North Wales, northern England, southern and eastern areas of Scotland comes in to force at 05:00 GMT and will stay valid until 20:00. A warning issued for Northern Ireland is valid from 06:00 to 12:00 GMT. In Scotland and Northern Ireland the strongest winds will move through during the morning. Gales will be widespread with gusts reaching 50-60mph with a few stronger gusts possible in the Hebrides for a short time.…