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Olas enormes rompiendo contra un faro y un muro de mar en la costa norte de España bajo un cielo de tormenta

Waves of 8 meters batter Spain's northern coast under Austen

A maritime storm driven by Austen is battering the Cantabrian and Galician coasts with waves of up to 8 meters, winds of more than 100 kilometers per hour and…

--- The context --- Storm Austen, a high-impact system named by the British meteorological services, is shaking the far north of the Iberian Peninsula this Friday with a maritime storm that mainly affects the Cantabrian and Galician coasts. According to the state meteorological agency, the effect in Spain will be smaller than in the British Isles and northern Europe, although it will still be an adverse day in Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country. --- The facts --- Orange warnings for a significant risk from waves have been activated in those regions. Waves of more than 5 meters will be reached across wide areas of the Cantabrian and Galician coast, and in the Basque Country and Cantabria they may reach up to 8 meters in height, easing during the afternoon. Very strong winds will blow at force 7 or 8, causing a rough sea, with more than 100 kilometers per hour. During the night and early hours, very intense gusts have already been recorded in the far north. Up to 106 kilometers per hour were reached at places such as Matxitxako, in Bizkaia, and 103 kilometers per hour at the weather station of Estaca de Bares, in A Coruña. Gusts also exceeded 90 kilometers per hour at several points on the coast of Asturias and exceeded 80 kilometers per hour in several areas of Cantabria. --- The positions --- The meteorological authority warned in attributed indirect terms that the danger situation is very significant because of the rough sea. The spokesperson of the state meteorological agency, Rubén del Campo, urged in attributed indirect terms that people be very cautious in the coastal areas affected by the storm. --- What remains unknown --- It is not yet known when the sea will fully improve beyond the waves easing during the afternoon, or how the outlook for the following week, with greater uncertainty, will evolve. --- Unanswered questions --- When will the coast return to a safe situation after the waves ease during the afternoon? Will the orange warnings remain in place for part of the day in the north? How will the greater uncertainty affect the forecast for the following week? --- EPM analysis --- After Austen passes, forecasts point to generally stable weather, with temperatures tending to rise toward the weekend and weak rain on Sunday in Galicia, on the Cantabrian coast and in the Pyrenees. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, this Friday on the Cantabrian and Galician coast calls for real caution rather than simple curiosity about the surf, because waves of 8 meters and gusts of 106 kilometers per hour turn any coastal walk into an unnecessary risk. Storm Austen strikes Spain with less force than northern Europe, but the orange warning and the rough state of the sea are reason enough to take every official recommendation seriously and to wait until the storm eases during the afternoon before returning to the shore.
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