This Monday, January 5, Charente-Maritime is placed on yellow wave-submersion vigilance for high seas in the morning, from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., and on wind vigilance from 3 a.m. to mid-morning, then from the beginning of afternoon until early evening with storm Floriane. The neighboring department of Vendée has even been placed on orange wind alert. Sometimes powerful waves, combined with rough seas but with a small coefficient of 68, are expected at the start of the day on the coasts of the department, with waves reaching 2 to 4 meters on the beaches and 5 in the open sea, which could cause minor flooding.
In terms of wind, according to the Météo 17 Facebook page, gusts of up to 100 km/h, or even more locally, are expected during the day, with a peak in the morning across the entire coastline and in part of the land. .
Météo-France indicates that stormy showers could occur during the evening of Monday in La Rochelle. On Tuesday, the wind will ease, but the rain should still persist for a good part of the week.
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