Orange Alert: Brazilian coast is forecast of heavy rains

THE L Itoral of Rio Grande do Sul and from Santa Catarina face Forecast of bulky rain Between this Wednesday (09) and Thursday (10). Accumulated They can exceed 300 millimeters in some areas. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued the orange alert for the entire coastal area of Southern region .

According to the forecast, events like R these are also foreseen, with wave up to 3 meters.

Understand what orange alert is

THE rain with moderate to strong intensity, will persist for several hours in the coastal range of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina .Node Rio Grande do Sul all coastal , southern and part of Coast These are the most affected regions. In Santa Catarina the south and the southern part of Greater Florianópolis concentrate forecast of larger accumulated .

Rain volumes They can range from 60 mm to 100 mm in the yellow areas of the map, reaching 150 mm to 300 mm in purple areas. THE Great Porto Alegre however, is outside the area of greatest risk .

Hangover risk in RS and SC

Beyond rain the Gaucho and Santa Catarina coast face hangover risk with wave between 2.5 and 3 meters, according to the Navy of Brazil . THE maritime agitation It is caused by a strong cold air mass of polar origin (high atmospheric pressure) that generates frequent and intense sea winds .

Those wind carry ocean humidity to the continent, which focuses on mountains near the coast of Rs and SC intensifying the Formation of Carried Clouds . THE Cyclonic Wind Circulation at altitude (cadvated) also contributes to the rain . The forecast is decrease in rainfall with the displacement of this dug.

This content was originally published in orange alert: Brazilian coast is forecast of heavy rains on the CNN Brazil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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