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According to the Institute, the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Vila Real, Braganca, Guarda, Coimbra, Viseu, Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Portalegre, Santarem, Lisbon, Setubal and Evora are under yellow warning until At 3:00 pm today because of persistent and sometimes heavy rain forecasts.
IPMA also placed a yellow alert on the entire Portuguese coast due to severe maritime turbulence until mid-afternoon, with waves 4 to 5 meters to the west.
The yellow warning, the third of the scale, reveals a risk situation for certain activities depending on the weather conditions.
Due to the turmoil of the sea, nine bars are now closed to navigation and three more are conditioned.
According to the National Maritime Authority, the bars of Caminha, Vila Praia de Ancora, Esposende, Póvoa do Varzim, Vila do Conde, Douro, S. Martinho de Porto and Puerto Rico. Ericeira on the mainland, as well as the bar of Lajes do Pico, Azores
The bars of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz are closed only for boats with a length of 15 and 35 meters respectively.
According to the Navy, the Viana do Castelo bar is conditioned to vessels less than 12 meters in length.
Due to bad weather warnings, the National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) warned Wednesday of the possibility of floods and tree falls due to persistent and sometimes strong rains expected during next 48 hours.
In a warning to the public launched Wednesday, Civil Protection announced that IPMA predicted a deterioration of the weather for the next 48 hours, with persistent and sometimes heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and sea disturbances on the Western coast.
ANPC indicated that, for the time being, there were periods of persistent and sometimes heavy rain, moving from light showers from early afternoon in the north and center and gradually South.
Civil protection also said that on Thursday afternoon, there would be waves of the west and northwest from four to five meters on the west coast.
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