The meteorological forecast of strong winds and waves starting this Wednesday in Catalonia has led the Civil Protection of the Generalitat to activate the alert of the Ventcat and Procicat emergency plans.
Specifically, Ventcat has been activated due to the announcement of strong winds throughout the autonomous community, while the Procicat alert is limited to the coast, where significant waves are expected starting this Thursday, as reported by the Civil Protection of the Generalitat in a statement.
The Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (SMC) predicts an episode of wind from the west with gusts that will exceed 72 kilometers/hour, which will begin this afternoon in the Pyrenees area and will extend tomorrow, Thursday, to the entire territory.
In parallel, it has warned of waves that can exceed four meters along the entire central coast and in the south of the Costa Brava.
Given this situation, Civil Protection reminds citizens that extreme caution must be taken when driving and also when carrying out outdoor activities, while advising to avoid wooded areas where trees or branches could fall.
It also recommends being cautious in cities in the event of a possible fall of some urban element on public roads.
Regarding the wave episode, the Generalitat requests special attention in port areas, breakwaters and in activities carried out near the coast.
For its part, Barcelona City Council has activated the Basic Municipal Emergency Plan in the alert phase due to the poor state of the sea at 3:20 p.m. this Wednesday, given the weather forecasts and the increase in wave height.
The council has reported in a statement that the aforementioned plan is activated in the alert phase when there is a warning of poor sea conditions and when waves of more than 2.5 meters can form with a high probability, becoming a danger to the people. people or damage to furniture.
For this reason, citizens have been recommended to increase caution and avoid accessing the beaches and are reminded of the prohibition of going to the breakwaters and entering the water while the red flag, hoisted on all beaches in Barcelona, is flying.
The Barcelona Urban Guard has been deployed on the Barcelona coast and has closed the access to the breakwaters and areas where the waves break, to avoid risks to people, the City Council has assured.
