ENGLISH/INGLIŻ

An intense low pressure system migrating across Tunisia and Libya will contrast with an anticyclone over the eastern Mediterranean. This will generate a strong to very strong wind from the East to East Northeast across the central Mediterranean. The wind will reach gale-force at times. This warning is valid from 06:00 on Thursday 14th April till 03:00 on Saturday 16th April. This warning will be updated if necessary. The information below describes how the situation is expected to develop during this time period:

Thursday 14th April

06:00 to 09:00 – East Force 6 to 7

09:00 to 12:00 – East Force 7 to 8

12:00 to 15:00 – East Force 7 to 8

15:00 to 18:00 – East Force 7 to 8

18:00 to 21:00 – East Force 6 to 7

21:00 to 23:59 – East Force 6 to 7

Friday 15th April

00:00 to 03:00 – East to East Northeast Force 6 to 7

03:00 to 06:00 – East Northeast Force 6 to 7

06:00 to 09:00 – East Northeast Force 7 to 8

09:00 to 12:00 – East Northeast Force 8 to 9

12:00 to 15:00 – East Northeast Force 8 to 9

15:00 to 18:00 – East Northeast Force 7 to 8

18:00 to 21:00 – East Northeast Force 6 to 7

21:00 to 23:59 – East Northeast Force 6 to 7

Saturday 16th April

00:00 to 03:00 – East Northeast Force 6 to 7

 

The peak gusts will blow across the Maltese Islands in the late morning and early afternoon of Friday 15th April, when they could reach up to Force 10 across more exposed areas of the Maltese Islands. The sea will be very rough, with wave heights of up to 7 metres from the East to East Northeast in peak gusts. The map below shows the coast most exposed to this very rough sea.

The wind will decrease gradually over the course of Saturday 16th March, and will become moderate (Force 4 to 5) by evening. It will shift Northwest on Sunday 17th March and decrease further to become light (Force 3 to 4) by morning.

 

 

MALTI / MALTESE

Sistema’ ta’ pressjoni baxxa intensa li se timxi bilmod lejn il-lvant minn fuq it-Tuneżija u l-Libja se tikkontrasta ma’ antiċklun fuq il-lvant tal-Mediterran. Dan se jwassal għal riħ qawwi għal qawwi ħafna mill-Lvant għal Grieg il-Lvant madwar iċ-ċentru tal-Mediterran. Ir-riħ se jilħaq il-qawwa ta’ riefnu kultant. Din it-twissija se tkun fis-seħħ minn 06:00 tal-Ħamis 14 ta’ April sa 03:00 tas-Sibt 16 ta’ April u tkun aġġornata jekk ikun hemm il-bżonn. Id-dettalji ta’ hawn taħt jagħtu ħjiel ta’ kif imbassra li tiżviluppa s-sistwazzjoni:

Il-Ħamis 14 ta’ April

06:00 sa 09:00 – Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

09:00 sa 12:00 – Lvant Forza 7 għal 8

12:00 sa 15:00 – Lvant Forza 7 għal 8

15:00 sa 18:00 – Lvant Forza 7 għal 8

18:00 sa 21:00 – Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

21:00 sa 23:59 – Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

Il-Ġimgħa 15 ta’ April

00:00 sa 03:00 – Lvant għal Grieg il-Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

03:00 sa 06:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

06:00 sa 09:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 7 għal 8

09:00 sa 12:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 8 għal 9

12:00 sa 15:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 8 għal 9

15:00 sa 18:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 7 għal 8

18:00 sa 21:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

21:00 sa 23:59 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

Is-Sibt 16 ta’ April

00:00 sa 03:00 – Grieg il-Lvant Forza 6 għal 7

 

Il-buffuri l-aktar qawwija se jolqtu lill-Gżejjer Maltin matul tard filgħodu u kmieni wara nofsinhar tal-Ġimgħa 15 ta’ April x’ħin mistennija jilħqu Forza 10 fl-aktar inħawi esposti tal-Gżejjer Maltin. Il-baħar se jkun qawwi ħafna b’mewġ għoli 7 metri mill-Lvant għal Grieg il-Lvant fl-aktar buffuri qawwijin. Il-mappa t’hawn taħt tindika l-kosta l-aktar esposta għal dan il-mewġ.

Ir-riħ se jonqos gradwalment matul il-jum tas-Sibt 16 ta’ April, u se jsir moderat (Force 4 għal 5) sa filgħaxija. Ir-riħ jaqleb Majjistral nhar il-Ħadd 17 ta’ April u jsir ħafif (Forza 3 għal 4) sa kmieni filgħodu.