Mediterranean communities are on alert this Wednesday due to strong wind gusts and sea storms, with a greater incidence in the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, where there is an orange alert (significant risk) due to strong waves with maximum waves between 10 and 12 metres, according to the Meteorological Agency (Aemet) on its website.
In the Balearic archipelago, the islands of Minorca and Mallorca have an orange warning for northerly winds of 50 to 75 kilometers per hour (force 7 to 8) and waves of four meters increasing to six meters with maximum waves of 10 to 12 meters. A yellow alert (risk) is in force in Ibiza and Formentera for winds from the north and north-west of 50 to 60 km/h (force 7) and three-metre waves. Aemet warns that strong northern winds with gusts reaching 80 kilometers per hour are also expected on the island of Menorca. Catalonia has activated the orange level in the province of Girona due to winds from the north and north-west of 60 to 90 km/h (force 8 to 9) and waves of four to five metres, with maximum waves of eight metres, while in Tarragona the alert is yellow for winds from the north of 50 to 60 km/h (force 7) and waves of 3 to 4 metres.
In all Catalan provinces, there is also a yellow alert for strong maximum wind gusts that can reach between 70/80 kilometers per hour. The province of Castellón (Valencian Community) and those of Huesca and Teruel (Aragon) are in yellow due to maximum wind gusts between 70 and 80 kilometers per hour; In Alicante, a yellow alert is in force for adverse coastal phenomena with winds from the north and north-west between 50 and 60 km/h (force 7) and waves of 3 metres. With the orange alert there is a significant weather risk, with some degree of danger for usual activities, and with the yellow alert there is no weather risk for the general population, although it exists for some specific activities.
