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