Urgent travel alert as Spain issued weather warning for 'hurricane-force winds'

Barcelona, Ibiza and Majorca are some of the areas on alert

UK tourists in Spain have been issued an urgent travel warning as the remnants of Hurricane Kirk hit the country. Amber and yellow weather alerts have been issued for several regions of Spain.

The northwest of the country is anticipated to see the worst of the weather conditions. Meteorologists have warned 'very strong gusts of wind' will sweep across areas.

Torrential rain is also set to batter the northwest. Gales could reach an intense 120km/h (75mph) in Southwestern Asturia.

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The Cantabria Sea and Biscay coastal areas are on high alert, with amber warnings for 'violent north-west wind'. Forecasters have also announced 'possible hurricane-force gusts' for the Cantabrian region, Galicia, the Pyrenees, and northern Iberia.

Central zones of Spain could see winds of up to 80km/h (50mph), Express reports. The Mediterranean shore faces yellow alerts spanning Almeria to Barcelona.

The Balearic Islands are also set for winds up to 60km/h (37mph) and waves as high as 3m (10ft), putting Ibiza and Majorca on yellow alert. The weather agency Aemet said: "Former hurricane Kirk is expected to be over the northwest of the peninsula, leaving a predominance of cloudy or overcast skies with precipitation advancing from west to east and affecting most of the Peninsula.

"Less abundant precipitation is expected the further east it goes, occurring weakly and occasionally in the far east and the Balearic Islands, and not expected to reach the southeastern tip of the peninsula. They will be more abundant, potentially becoming strong and/or persistent and with the possibility of some storms, in the Pyrenees, Cantabrian area, west of the Central System and Galicia, especially in its western half where the highest accumulations are expected".

The forecaster added: "The wind will be the most significant phenomenon of the day. In the eastern Cantabrian Sea, there will be a gale turning from south to northwest. It will blow strongly from the south and southwest in most of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with a westerly wind in the Strait and Alboran, and a tendency to turn to a westerly component in the rest.

"It is expected to reach strong and/or very strong gusts in most of the territory, less likely in the interior of the extreme southwest, and except in the northeast where it will be weak from the southeast. It will be more intense in the Cantabrian Sea, the northwest quadrant and the Pyrenees, and may reach hurricane-force gusts in parts of Galicia, the north of the Iberian Peninsula, the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian area, especially in its mountains."