The term Sirocco is the name given to hot and subsequently humid southeast to southwest winds originating as hot, dry desert-air over Northern Africa, flowing northward into the southern Mediterranean basin. A very strong Sirocco wind occurs in advance of surface and upper level depressions moving eastward across the southern Mediterranean Sea or northern Africa. In this case, an intense low pressure system over northern Africa will be causing this.

This strong wind warning is valid from midnight on Sunday 21/04 till 18:00 on Monday 22/04. This will be updated if necessary. The details below describe how the situation will develop over this time period.

Sunday 21/04

00:00 to 03:00 – East Southeast Force 5/6
03:00 to 06:00 – East Southeast Force 6/7
06:00 to 09:00 – East Southeast Force 7/8
09:00 to 12:00 – East Southeast Force 7/8
12:00 to 15:00 – East Southeast Force 7/8
15:00 to 18:00 – East Southeast Force 8/9
18:00 to 21:00 – East Southeast Force 8/9
21:00 to 00:00 – East Southeast Force 8/9

Monday 22/04

00:00 to 03:00 – East Southeast Force 7/8
03:00 to 06:00 – East Southeast Force 6/7
06:00 to 09:00 – East Southeast Force 6/7                                                                                                                      09:00 to 12:00 – East Southeast Force 7/8
12:00 to 15:00 – East Southeast Force 6/7                                                                                                                    15:00 to 18:00 – East Southeast Force 5/6

The peak gusts will blow across the Maltese Islands in the late afternoon and early evening of Sunday 21/04.

The sea will be very rough, with wave heights of up to 6.1 metres in peak gusts. The swell will be a low at times moderate Southeast. The map shows the area of coastline most exposed to this strong wind.

 

It-terminu ‘Sirocco’ jirreferi għal riħ sħun u umdu mix-Xlokk għal-Lbiċ li jorriġinaw bħala arja sħuna u niexfa minn fuq id-deżert tas-Sahara lejn in-nofsinhar tal-Mediterran. Is-Sirocco huwa kkawżat meta sistema ta’ pressjoni baxxa tkun miexja lejn il-lvant minn fuq l-Afrika ta’ fuq jew in-nofsinhar tal-Mediterran.

Din it-twissija ta’ riħ qawwi se tkun valida minn nofsilejl tal-Ħadd 21/04 sa 18:00 tat-Tnejn 22/04. Din se tkun aġġornament kif u jekk ikun hemm bżonn. Id-dettalji ta’ hawn taħt juru kif se tiżviluppa s-sitwazzjoni matul il-ħin stipulat.

Il-Ħadd 21/04

00:00 sa 03:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 5/6
03:00 sa 06:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 6/7
06:00 sa 09:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 7/8
09:00 sa 12:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 7/8
12:00 sa 15:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 7/8
15:00 sa 18:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 8/9
18:00 sa 21:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 8/9
21:00 sa 00:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 8/9

It-Tnejn 22/04

00:00 sa 03:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 7/8
03:00 sa 06:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 6/7
06:00 sa 09:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 6/7                                                                                                                                09:00 sa 12:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 7/8
12:00 sa 15:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 6/7                                                                                                                            15:00 sa 18:00 – Xlokk il-Lvant Forza 5/6

Il-buffuri l-aktar qawwijin se jaffetwaw lil Gżejjer Maltin tard wara nofsinhar u kmieni filgħaxija tal-Ħadd 21/04.

Il-baħar se jkun qawwi ħafna, b’mewġ ta’ 6.1 metri fl-aktar buffuri qawwija. L-imbatt ikun ħafif kultant moderat mix-Xlokk. Il-mappa ta’ hawn taħt turi l-kosta l-aktar milquta minn dan ir-riħ.