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The forecast of rains and showers, accompanied by storms, placed the southern coast and the mountainous regions of Madeira under a red alert, between 12:00 and 15:00 today.
According to information released by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), starting at 3:00 p.m., the warning goes down to yellow, with periods of rain or showers expected, sometimes strong, as well as strong winds, from the south to southeast. with predicted gusts of 70 kilometers per hour, with periods of rain or showers, sometimes strong, as well as wind that will rotate towards the west in the afternoon and will become weak to moderate (10 to 30 km / h).
In the mountains, the wind will blow strong (40 to 50 km / h) from the south quadrant, with gusts of up to 100 km / h until mid-afternoon, turning towards the west quadrant starting in the afternoon.
The north coast and the island of Porto Santo, for their part, stand out for the orange warning, between 9 a.m. M. And 3 p.m. M. Also due to rain, also descending to yellow warning from 15 pm. by the wind.
With respect to the sea, both on the north coast and on the south coast, northeast waves of 1.5 to 2 meters are expected, gradually passing west / southwest waves with 2 to 3 meters.
The IPMA warnings vary between red, the most serious, orange and yellow, the latter being the least serious, which means that there is a risk situation for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation and that the population must monitor . the evolution of meteorological conditions.
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