Hurricane Lorenzo 'passes the moment' of the Canary Islands - La Provincia
The Storm 'Lorenzo' It has become a category 3 hurricane and may gain strength and intensity over the next few hours, the United States National Hurricane Center.
The hurricane, the fifth of the season in the Atlantic Ocean, is located about 1,600 kilometers west of the southern tip of the island of Cape Verde, with winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour.
At the moment, the alarms have not jumped because most forecasts keep you away from the Islands and the Peninsula, but you have to be cautious and be aware of their movement because hurricanes with these magnitudes are a bit beyond numerical models.
It is expected that 'Lawrence' move northwest and move at a slightly slower speed early Friday, said the agency, based in Miami.
Weather forecast in the Canary Islands
This Saturday, 28, in Lanzarote Y Fuerteventura there will be cloudy intervals tending to cloudy during the morning. In the north of the islands of greater relief, cloudy in general that will tend to be slightly cloudy in the afternoon and at cloudy intervals at the end. In other areas, slightly cloudy or clear. Weak and occasional rains are not ruled out early in the northeast of La Palma. Temperatures with few changes. Moderate northeast wind with a predominance of breezes on southwest coasts. In central summits of Tenerife, strong southwest.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, 29, there will be little cloudy skies with intervals of high clouds, with some intervals of low clouds in the first and last hours in the north of the islands. Minimum temperatures with few changes and maximum in slight rise in general. Northeast wind loose to moderate, more intense on coasts. On top of Tenerife, strong southwest.
