Weather: high winds alert on the entire Aquitaine coast – South West

By Gaelle Richard
Published on 07/18/2022 at 5:59 p.m. Due to strong westerly winds, the Atlantic maritime prefecture “formally advises against water sports” this Monday, July 18 since 5 p.m. This Monday, July 18 since 5 p.m., strong winds west are planned on the South Atlantic coast. It is called the “galerne wind”. The maritime prefecture of the Atlantic formally advises against water sports and sea trips between 5 p.m. and midnight on the entire coast of New Aquitaine. With the help already mobilized on the giant fires of Gironde, the State invites those who can to return to the quay before 5 p.m. “Any sea trip must be postponed,” insists the maritime prefecture. Coup de #Galerne scheduled tonight (between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m.) from #Biarritz to the Gironde estuary. No thunderstorm in sight and gusts of 60 to 70 km / h mainly on a narrow coastal strip. Southeast wind up to 45/50 km/h on the burned areas. source: Meteociel animation pic.twitter.com/0hc823jzJo — Guillaume Séchet (@Meteovilles) July 18, 2022 Do not add problems This Monday, it promises to be particularly violent and sudden, with winds that can suddenly locally exceed 100 km / h while nothing allows to anticipate it. The galerne wind is responsible for what is known as the “brouillarta” phenomenon in the Basque Country: the temperature can drop by 20 degrees in one hour. Above all, this phenomenon is accompanied by violent winds. The blow of galern is at work on the Spanish side, with a drop in temperature of 13°C in 30 minutes at Punta Galea. In the evening, this sudden drop will occur on the southern Aquitaine coast with rotation of the winds to the west. #heat wave https://t.co/7k1rj9w2qd — Keraunos (@KeraunosObs) July 18, 2022 The maritime prefecture of the Atlantic recalls that “the emergency services have already been mobilized for several days on firefighting in Gironde. Strict compliance with these instructions for caution at sea and everyone’s spirit of good citizenship will help make their job easier. »