Depression Bruna brings yellow warnings to all nine Azores islands
Azores GuideGusts of up to 90 km/h and waves of six metres are forecast from Sunday. Atlânticoline has cancelled Saturday's sailings between Corvo and Flores.
The Portuguese weather institute IPMA has put all nine islands of the Azores under yellow warnings until Monday for rain, wind and rough seas brought by depression Bruna. The Eastern group, São Miguel and Santa Maria, is under warnings for all three; the Central and Western groups are under warnings for wind and rough seas.
IPMA expects the wind to strengthen sharply from the early hours of Sunday 8 November, with gusts of up to 90 km/h across the archipelago. In the Central and Western groups it forecasts northwesterly waves with a significant height of up to six metres.
When the warnings apply
- Eastern group (São Miguel, Santa Maria): rain, at times heavy, until 05:00 on Saturday; wind from 11:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday; rough seas from 14:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday.
- Central group (Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Graciosa, Faial): wind from 05:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday; rough seas from 11:00 until 23:00 on Sunday.
- Western group (Flores, Corvo): wind from 05:00 until 20:00 on Sunday.
Atlânticoline, which runs the passenger and car ferries in the Azores, cancelled Saturday's sailings on the Linha Rosa between Corvo and Flores because of adverse weather.
The National Maritime Authority and the Navy expect conditions to worsen considerably until the early hours of Tuesday. The authority forecasts northwesterly swell with a significant height of up to six metres and a maximum height of 10 metres, and north-northwesterly winds averaging up to 84 km/h with gusts of up to 152 km/h.
The authorities advise boat owners to reinforce moorings and keep a close watch on their boats. They advise against walking by the sea or in exposed places such as harbour breakwaters, cliffs and beaches, and against recreational fishing near cliffs, where the sea can reach areas that look safe.
The yellow warning is the lowest of three levels.
Earlier this week this site reported a yellow warning for heavy rain on São Miguel and Santa Maria.
Update — 2026-11-08
Atlânticoline has also cancelled the Linha Verde sailing scheduled for Sunday 8 November, the route Horta, Cais do Pico, Velas, Cais do Pico, Horta between Faial, Pico and São Jorge, because of adverse weather. The company announced the cancellation in a statement on its website.
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