Rough seas put the north coast and Porto Santo island under orange alert.
The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) issued a yellow warning for rain and wind this Wednesday and upgraded the warning for rough seas to orange for Porto Santo and the north coast of Madeira Island.
A precipitation warning has been issued for the mountainous regions and the north coast of Madeira Island and is in effect between 6 PM today and 3 PM tomorrow, April 9th. During this period, heavy showers are expected, which may occasionally include hail and thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, IPMA (Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere) issued a yellow warning for strong winds, valid for the entire Madeira archipelago, between 6 pm today and noon tomorrow, with gusts from the north/northwest expected to reach 110 km/h in the highlands, up to 80 km/h on the south coast and up to 90 km/h on the north coast of Madeira Island and Porto Santo Island.
The weather warning for rough seas reaches orange, the second highest on a scale of four, between 3 pm this Wednesday and noon tomorrow, with northwest waves expected to have a significant height of 5 to 7 meters, potentially reaching a maximum height of 12 meters on the north coast of Madeira and on the island of Porto Santo.