Hurricane Kirk, which until recently oscillated over the Atlantic Ocean, ended up transforming into a powerful storm that reached Spain this Tuesday. However, the worst of the ex-Kirk, as this phenomenon is now called, will occur precisely this Wednesday. Even if until now this storm was presented as a strong storm on the coasts of Galicia and began its advance towards the Cantabrian SeaThe State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) says that this Wednesday the ex-Kirk effect will be widely felt.
“The very strong gusts, coming from the south and southwest, will extend over a good part of the peninsula, with the exception of the Ebro valley, to the southwest of the peninsula and the eastern coasts, blowing with greater intensity in the northwest quadrant with gusts that will reach 90 km/h in the areas of the northern plateau, around 100 km/h in Galicia and the Cantabrian area, and will exceed 120 km/h in the Cantabrian mountains and, locally, in the elevated areas of the north of Galicia and the Western Pyrenees region”, specifies Aemet.
Also in Eltiempo.es They highlighted the wind as the most important element of the day on Wednesday: “Hurricane gusts are not excluded locally”. The strong gusts will indeed be the cause of strong storms on the coast and the appearance of high waves. In fact, Aemet has activated the orange alert on the Galician coast due to strong waves and this phenomenon will probably leave the most striking images of the day. The agency calculated waves of between six and seven meters in these areas.
Between the storm that yesterday and today left a good dose of rain in many areas, the Kirk storm that arrives this evening and the one that will pass through the west of the peninsula this weekend, we will add good amounts of water in many areas. Even excessive for some 💦💦💦 pic.twitter.com/2eWtXjWblj
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Yes indeed, Weatherized indicated that it is very likely that isolated waves up to 10 or 12 meters high will occur. “The worst of the storm is expected on the southern coast of A Coruña and in particular on the coast of Pontevedra. At the exposed headlands of these provinces, there will temporarily be a forested sea, with waves of six to nine meters. In isolation, and only in the most exposed points, the maximum wave height could exceed 10 meters, such as in a two-story building,” underlines Meteored.
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For this reason, it is recommended stay away from cliffs, breakwaters or places where a wave could surprise you. Although in the former Kirk Mediterranean Sea it will not be felt as violently, experts point out that we will be able to observe waves of between two and four meters. In addition to particularly strong winds, experts point out that Wednesday will also be characterized by heavy rains, which could become widespread throughout the country.
“The precipitation will extend over a large part of the peninsula, less likely in its eastern extremity and more intense and persistent in Galicia (to the west of the community, more than 120 mm could accumulate in 24 hours) and the Central-West system”, explains Aemet. This organization has put a total of 16 autonomous communities on alert due to the winds, coastal phenomena, gales and rains In other words, all except the Canary Islands and, of course, Galicia will suffer the worst.
Galicia is on orange alert all day due to winds, precipitation and coastal phenomena. The next most affected community will be the Basque Country with orange warnings for gales and wind during the day. Castile and León, Cantabria, Navarre and Asturias follow these communities with orange alerts. The rest of the communities are under yellow alert for only a few hours a day and in communities in the east of the peninsula they are expected until the end of the day.
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In fact, the next day the communities on alert will only be four and during the first hours of the day: Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and the Valencian Community will have yellow alerts due to coastal phenomena. “Late Wednesday, as the storm moved toward the northwest, The wind should decrease quickly, although it is likely that the storm will persist until the last hours in the eastern Cantabrian Sea and locally strong gusts of westerly wind inside the eastern third of the peninsula”, explains Aemet.
Precipitation will also decrease as Thursday approaches, but be careful! because the Aemet warns that there may be river flooding and landslides. This Thursday, ex-storm Kirk will continue its route towards northern Europe, entering the south-west of France.
