{"id":"2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","language":"en","title":"IPMA warns of rough seas and poor visibility in two North Atlantic zones","summary":"Portugal’s IPMA issued 10 October navigation bulletins forecasting strong winds, poor visibility and high seas in Altair and Milne through 06:00 UTC on 11 October.","body":["Portugal’s Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere issued maritime navigation bulletins dated 10 October, based on the 0000 UTC situation. A bulletin for 22°W–7°W and 35°N–45°N opened with no warnings. A separate high-seas bulletin for 40°W–22°W and 30°N–45°N flagged strong-wind, poor-visibility and rough-sea warnings for zones 3 (Altair) and 30 (Milne).","For Altair, the forecast called for south to southwest winds of force 5–7, at times 8, and waves generally 3–4 metres, temporarily 4–5 metres in the northernmost area. Milne was forecast to have similar winds and waves of 3–5 metres before easing to 2–3 metres as the wind turned westerly. Visibility could become poor or very poor. The bulletin is valid until 06:00 UTC on 11 October; it reports no closure or observed disruption."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"IPMA warns of rough seas and poor visibility in two North Atlantic zones\n\nPortugal’s IPMA issued 10 October navigation bulletins forecasting strong winds, poor visibility and high seas in Altair and Milne through 06:00 UTC on 11 October.\n\nPortugal’s Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere issued maritime navigation bulletins dated 10 October, based on the 0000 UTC situation. A bulletin for 22°W–7°W and 35°N–45°N opened with no warnings. A separate high-seas bulletin for 40°W–22°W and 30°N–45°N flagged strong-wind, poor-visibility and rough-sea warnings for zones 3 (Altair) and 30 (Milne).\n\nFor Altair, the forecast called for south to southwest winds of force 5–7, at times 8, and waves generally 3–4 metres, temporarily 4–5 metres in the northernmost area. Milne was forecast to have similar winds and waves of 3–5 metres before easing to 2–3 metres as the wind turned westerly. Visibility could become poor or very poor. The bulletin is valid until 06:00 UTC on 11 October; it reports no closure or observed disruption.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["logistics","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-11","eventDateBasis":"IPMA navigation bulletins were issued with a 0000 UTC situation for 10 October 2026; their forecast is valid through 06:00 UTC on 11 October. The event date is the forecast-valid day.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T20:21:07Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T20:21:07Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T20:18:48Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-10","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T20:11:01Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.ipma.pt/pt/maritima/boletins/","name":"Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) — METAREA navigation bulletins FQPO65, FQMD65 and FQAZ65","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct10-global-extra-europe-pt-ipma-maritime-forecast"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"event-location","countryCode":"PT","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["forecast"],"measurementPeriod":null}}