The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands, dependent on the Ministry of Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Water, has declared the pre-alert situation due to winds in four of the seven municipalities of Lanzarote.
Based on the prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the General Directorate has declared the pre-alert in the municipalities of San Bartolomé, Tías, Tinajo and Yaiza.
In this way, it has initiated the Specific Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands for Risks of Adverse Meteorological Phenomena (PEFMA).
Aemet predicts general moderate northeast wind with local areas of strong wind and probable strong and very strong gusts, which may reach, and even exceed, between 50 and 70 kilometers per hour.
