Storm Felix

During the days 10 and 11 of March there was a worsening of the state of the sea in Mainland Portugal, due to the passage of the storm Felix. This temporal, originated by the propagation of a low pressure in the North Atlantic, generated West ondulation of strong intensity.
The monitoring network of the Hydrographic Institute recorded in the coastal Leixões float a maximum height of 17.62 m and a significant height of 9.96 m on March 11 at 08:00 p.m., with peak periods of 16 s and west direction. It should be noted that the measured height values correspond to historical maximums in the coastal Leixões float (active observation point since 1996).