Between today and Friday, the Portuguese National Maritime Authority and the Portuguese Navy warned of sea turbulence in the Azores archipelago, with swells that could reach a maximum height of seven meters.
Authorities warn of sea turbulence in the archipelago
“The sea state forecast points to a considerable worsening of weather and sea conditions in the Azores archipelago from today, October 1, until the morning of Friday, October 4,” the authorities said.
According to the note sent to our newspaper, the sea disturbance “will be characterized by a swell from the west-southwest quadrant, with a significant height that could reach four meters and a maximum height of seven meters, with an average period varying between eight and 10 seconds”.
Winds are also expected from the southwest quadrant, “with an average intensity of up to 55km/h [kilometers/hour] and gusts of up to 100km/h”.
The National Maritime Authority and the Navy are warning the maritime community and the general population to exercise caution “both when preparing to go to sea and when at sea or in coastal areas.”
They recommend reinforcing mooring and closely monitoring moored and anchored vessels.
They also recommend avoiding walks by the sea or in areas exposed to sea waves, such as harbor protection jetties, cliffs or beaches, and that recreational fishing should not be practiced, especially near cliffs and cliff areas frequently hit by breaking waves.

Joyce and Kirk are coming.

In the meantime, Hurricane Isaac weakened and passed well off the Azores, causing no major problems.
It is now followed by another tropical storm, Joyce, weakening and will pass far to the region’s south on Wednesday.
Another tropical storm, Twelve, is about a thousand kilometers from Cape Verde but could become a hurricane in the next 24 hours and will then be called Hurricane Kirk.
It is not yet possible to predict whether its path will affect the Azores, but it is most likely that it will also pass a great distance away.

August: the hottest month

According to the IPMA, August 2024 was the hottest month on a global scale and the second hottest in Europe.
In mainland Portugal, it was the 10th hottest August since 1931 and the 7th hottest since 2000.
The average maximum air temperature, 31.08°C, recorded an anomaly of + 1.66°C compared to normal.
The average minimum air temperature, 16.62 °C, was higher than normal, with an anomaly of + 0.67 °C, the 6th highest since 2000.

In Diário dos Açores-Osvaldo Cabral, director

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