Funchal captainship prolongs wind warnings and sea agitation

A captaincy of the port of Funchal today extended the strong wind warnings and maritime agitation until 6 p.m. on Monday, reinforcing the precautionary recommendations.

Based on the predictions of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the captaincy indicates that the wind will blow from the southwest “very cool (40 to 50 km/h) to strong (51 to 61 km/h), becoming gradually west/southwest fresh to very fresh”.

Visibility will be “moderate to weak, gradually becoming good to moderate”.

The ripple can reach a maximum of 4.5 meters on the south coast and 3.5 meters on the north of the island, says the captaincy.

Due to the forecast weather situation with the passage of Bruna depression, the regional authority insists on the recommendations of “all the maritime community and the general population for the care to be taken, both in the preparation of a trip to the sea, and when they are at sea or in coastal areas”.

The mooring of vessels should be strengthened, the walks by the sea and in exposed areas should be avoided, as well as the practice of playful fishing, alerts the captaincy.

According to the latest report, the SRPC recorded 145 occurrences due to the passage of Bruna depression, between 8 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. today, mainly related to falls of trees and floods.

Nine people were displaced following bad weather, four in Funchal and five in the municipality of Santa Cruz, being accompanied by municipal services and the Social Security Institute.

The region is being affected by depression Bruna, with strong rain, wind and maritime agitation, which has also affected the movement at Madeira International Airport.

Various accesses are also conditioned or closed in the high and coastal areas of Funchal and Câmara de Lobos municipalities, as well as all classified pedestrian routes in the region.

The scales of two cruise ships were also cancelled, which were due to arrive at the port of Funchal between today and Monday.