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Received: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00Archived: 16 Oct 2026, 20:07Updated: 5 Nov 2026, 19:25

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Rough sea advisory for Portimão area; caution for cave visits and tourist platforms

Due to rough sea conditions in the Portimão captaincy area, masters of motor vessels and guides of non-motor platforms are advised to take special care when visiting sea caves. Advice applies from 14:00 on 16 Oct 2026 (local time). Responsible persons should monitor sea, wind and currents, reduce speed when approaching the coast, avoid confined locations where a vessel cannot safely turn, and suspend operations of motor tourist platforms launched from beaches and non-motor platforms launched from beaches or vessels.

Masters and guides should monitor sea, wind and currents, proceed at reduced speed when approaching the coast, avoid entering locations where the vessel cannot safely turn or manoeuvre, and suspend motor tourist platform operations from beaches and non-motor platform operations from beaches or vessels as recommended.

Type: Weather · severity moderate
Location: Portimão captaincy area (offshore caves and coast)
Validity: From 16 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
A PARTIR 14H00 DE 16OUT26, HORAS LOCAIS.
Activity periods: 16 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC - ? (from 14:00 local 16 Oct 2026 (time given as local time in message))
Hazards: rough sea (agitação marítima), strong wind and currents (monitor conditions), unsafe confined manoeuvring near caves

Coast stations for this area

RCCMRSC HuelvaSpain74 NM from the area
RCCMRSC CadizSpain110 NM from the area
RCCMRCC AlmeriaSpain273 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station HuelvaMRSC HuelvaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM67 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station ChipionaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023MF 150range 150 NM103 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station CadizMRSC CadizSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35range 35 NM114 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station TarifaMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MF 150range 150 NM154 NM from the area
DSCDSC Station Malaga CCRMRCC TarifaSpainMMSI 002241023VHF 35, MFrange 35 NM189 NM from the area

Generated automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 16:38 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.

Message content

1.DEVIDO À AGITAÇÃO MARÍTIMA NA ÁREA DE JURISDIÇÃO DA CAPITANIA DO PORTO DE PORTIMÃO , RECOMENDA-SE ESPECIAL ATENÇÃO NA ATIVIDADE DE VISITA ÀS GRUTAS POR PARTE DOS MESTRES DAS EMBARCAÇÕES MOTORIZADAS E GUIAS DOS GRUPOS DE PLATAFORMAS NÃO MOTORIZADAS A PARTIR 14H00 DE 16OUT26 , HORAS LOCAIS. 2.OS RESPONSÁVEIS PELO GOVERNO DAS EMBARCAÇÕES DEVEM TER PERMANENTEMENTE ESPECIAL ATENÇÃO ÀS CONDIÇÕES DE MAR, VENTO E CORRENTES NO MOMENTO, UTILIZAR UMA VELOCIDADE REDUZIDA NA APROXIMAÇÃO À COSTA E DURANTE AS RESPETIVAS MANOBRAS, EVITAR ENTRAR EM LOCAIS, CUJA RELAÇÃO ENTRE AS DIMENSÕES DA EMBARCAÇÃO E AS DIMENSÕES DO LOCAL A VISITAR IMPEÇAM A EMBARCAÇÃO DE RODAR E MANOBRAR EM SEGURANÇA NO SEU INTERIOR EVITANDO COLOCAR A EMBARCAÇÃO E RESPETIVA TRIPULAÇÃO EM PERIGO. 3.RECOMENDA-SE A SUSPENSÃO DA OPERAÇÃO DE PLATAFORMAS MOTORIZADAS MARÍTIMO TURÍSTICAS A PARTIR DAS PRAIAS, BEM COMO A OPERAÇÃO DE PLATAFORMAS NÃO MOTORIZADAS A PARTIR DAS PRAIAS E A PARTIR DE EMBARCAÇÕES. POSITION: 37-04.23N 008-29.21W POSITION: 37-06.63N 008-29.21W POSITION: 37-06.63N 008-22.93W POSITION: 37-04.23N 008-22.93W

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