Thursday, September 19, 2013

Three counties have now maximum risk of fire - Port Channel

Lisbon 19 Set (Lusa) – Three counties in the districts of Viana do Castelo, Guarda and Castelo Branco today present maximum risk of fires, according to information available on the website of the Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere ( IPMA).

maximum risk of fire are the municipalities of Ponte da Barca (Viana do Castelo), Trancoso (Guard) and potters (Castelo Branco).

fire risk determined by IPMA comprises five levels ranging from reduced and maximum values.

The calculation is done based on the values ??observed at 13:00 of each day of air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and precipitation amount occurring in the last 24 hours.

National Authority for Civil Protection (ANPC) posted on Wednesday 186 fires that were fought by 3,243 operational with the help of 842 vehicles.

According to the ANPC, at 06:45 today were to dominate in continental Portugal two fires in the district of Viana do Castelo.

By mastering is a fire which broke out at 16:45 on Wednesday in Avelar / Goatherd, Gerês Natural Park, municipality of Arcos de Valdevez district of Viana do Castelo, which mobilizes 55 operating with the support of 15 vehicles.

ANPC also informs not yet mastered the fire raging since 1:26 today in the Barreiro / St. George, also in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez district of Viana do Castelo.

This fire is being fought for ten firefighters, with the help of two vehicles.

IPMA provides for today in the northern and central sky slightly cloudy or clear, presenting mainly cloudy on the coast between Cape Raso and the river Douro till mid morning and wind in the north quadrant generally weak, blowing in coastline, moderate northwest and being moderate to strong during the afternoon.

is also planned morning mist or fog in some areas of the central coast and slight increase of the maximum temperature on the coast.

In the south, it is expected sky slightly cloudy or clear, with periods of increased cloudiness in the west coast south of Cape Sines till early morning, light wind, moderate blowing from the northwest on the west coast and in morning mist or fog some areas of the interior.

As for temperatures in Lisbon provides up to a maximum of 29 degrees Celsius, Évora and Castelo Branco, 31, Beja, Portalegre and Faro 30, Viana do Castelo, Viseu and Bragança 28, Faro 24, Harbour 27, Funchal, Angra do Heroismo and Ponta Delgada 25 and Santa Cruz das Flores Twenty Six.

DD / / HB

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