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Yellow alert in the Canary Islands for strong winds and maritime storm

Aemet forecasts gusts of up to 80 km/h and adverse coastal phenomena this weekend across the archipelago.

Generic image of strong waves and wind on the Canary Islands coast.
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Generic image of strong waves and wind on the Canary Islands coast.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated a yellow alert in a large part of the Canary Islands due to the forecast of very strong wind gusts, which could reach or even exceed 80 kilometers per hour, as well as adverse coastal phenomena.

The influence of the trade winds will mark the meteorological situation in the Archipelago, blowing with special intensity during Saturday and the early hours of Sunday. Unlike the mainland, the Canary Islands will remain the only autonomous community without significant temperature anomalies due to the regulating action of these winds.
Aemet's alerts include different schedules and intensity ceilings depending on the orography. In Tenerife, maximum gusts of 70 km/h are expected on Saturday, mainly affecting the southeast slope and elevated areas, with the possibility of locally exceeding 80 km/h. In Gran Canaria, the peaks and the east, south, and west slopes will register maximum gusts of 80 km/h throughout Saturday and early Sunday morning.
La Gomera and El Hierro will maintain the alert for gusts of 80 km/h throughout Saturday and until 03:00 on Sunday, affecting peaks and southeast and northwest slopes. In La Palma, the yellow alert will be active on Saturday from midnight to 15:00 in the peaks and west slope, with forecasts of 70 km/h gusts, potentially exceeding 80 km/h locally.
The wind storm will directly translate into sea conditions. Aemet has activated the yellow alert for coastal phenomena starting at 19:00 on Saturday until 06:00 on Sunday. This alert will affect the east, south, and west of Gran Canaria, as well as the east, south, and west of Tenerife, with winds from the northeast of 50 to 61 km/h (force 7) predicted.
Given the severity of the forecasts, the Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Emergencies, has declared pre-alerts for wind and coastal phenomena throughout the Archipelago, implementing the Specific Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands for Risks of Adverse Meteorological Phenomena (PEFMA).
The pre-alert for wind affects Gran Canaria (peaks, east, south, and west), La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Tenerife (north, east, south, and west), Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura. Northeast winds are hitting the peaks and southeast slopes of the highest islands particularly hard.
The General Directorate of Emergencies maintains the pre-alert for coastal phenomena active throughout the autonomous community, with a northeast wind sea of 50 to 61 km/h (force 7). The areas of maximum risk are concentrated in the southeast and northwest of La Palma, the north of El Hierro, the west of La Gomera, the southeast and west of Gran Canaria, and the southeast of Tenerife. Precautions are urged along the coastline.

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