Ten districts on the continent, the north coast of Madeira and Porto Santo will be under orange warning on Thursday and Friday due to forecasts of sea unrest, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) reported today.
On the mainland, the districts of Faro, Porto, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga will be under yellow warning between 09:00 and 18:00 on Thursday, after which the orange between 6pm on Thursday and 6am on Friday.
The north coast of the island of Madeira and Porto Santo will be under yellow warning between 03:00 and 09:00 on Thursday, then turning to orange between 09:00 on Thursday and 00:00 on Friday. fair.
Porto Santo and the North Coast of Madeira will then go under yellow warning between 00:00 and 06:00 on Friday.
The IPMA predicts for the continent, north coast of Madeira and Porto Santo for Thursday and Friday waves from the west/southwest with a significant height of 5 to 6 meters, reaching a maximum height of 11 meters.
The orange warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a “moderate to high risk meteorological situation and the yellow warning when there is a risk situation for certain activities dependent on the meteorological situation.