The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) has issued new yellow warnings for Madeira and Porto Santo as weather conditions are forecast to worsen on Tuesday, 10 November, and Wednesday, 11 November.
The rain and wind warning takes effect at 9 pm on Tuesday. Rain may be heavy and persistent at times, and gusts may reach 75 km/h on the north and south coasts and in Porto Santo, rising to 95 km/h in mountainous areas. The wind warning ends at 10 am on Wednesday, while the precipitation warning runs until noon.
Sea conditions are also expected to deteriorate along the south coast, which will be under a yellow warning from 7 am to 1 pm on Wednesday, with westerly and south-westerly swells of four to 4.5 metres. The update also includes rough-sea warnings for Monday, 9 November. The unsettled weather accompanies the passage of Storm Bruna.