# Who decides what: Wednesday 11 November 2026

**Now a graph:** [decision-graph.json](decision-graph.json) holds the decision-makers as nodes (happened, expected, not announced, unknown) and "this usually follows that" as edges, with lead times now and in past storms. The law behind each step: [law.md](law.md). Past storms: [history.md](history.md). This page stays as the readable chain.

The order in which decisions are made for a storm like CHARLES, as far as the public sources this desk read on 10 November 2026 show it. Each step cites its source. Lines marked **ANALYSIS** are this desk's reasoning, not a sourced fact: they stay out of articles unless a source supports them.

## 1. The weather warning: IPMA

IPMA, the national meteorological authority, issues the warnings by district and type, green to red ([warnings open data](https://api.ipma.pt/open-data/forecast/warnings/warnings_www.json)), and special communiqués that name a storm ([CHARLES, communiqué no. 1, 9 Nov](https://www.ipma.pt/pt/otempo/comunicados/)). For Wednesday: red wind for the Lisbon district, 12:00 to 21:00. Status: **issued**.

## 2. The civil-protection system's readiness: ANEPC

ANEPC's own page: "A emissão de alertas especiais ao sistema de proteção civil compete à ANEPC [...] e aos Serviços Municipais de Proteção Civil, no âmbito municipal, nos termos do SIOPS" (special alerts to the civil-protection system are issued by ANEPC, and by the municipal civil-protection services at municipal level) ([ANEPC, alert](https://prociv.gov.pt/pt/prevencao-e-preparacao/monitorizacao-alerta-e-aviso/alerta/)). These are orders to the responders (fire brigades, police, medical teams), not rules for the public.

ANEPC also warns the public: written warnings ([avisos à população](https://prociv.gov.pt/pt/avisos-a-populacao/); Aviso 21 on CHARLES, 9 Nov 20:30, written before the red warning) and SMS, under Decree-Law 2/2019 ([ANEPC news, 10 Nov](https://prociv.gov.pt/pt/noticias/depressao-charles-anepc-avisa-populacao-por-sms/)).

Status: **readiness raised** ("elevar o estado de prontidão especial"); SMS sent about Wednesday. The colour of the readiness level is not stated on the pages read.

## 3. The legal alert for the public: the government

The civil-protection framework law (Lei de Bases da Proteção Civil, Lei n.º 27/2006, of 3 July) provides for situations of alert, contingency and calamity, in rising order (this desk could not open the law's text; the declaration below cites it). For Wednesday, ministers led by Internal Administration declared a **situação de alerta** for all of mainland Portugal, 00:00 to 23:59 on 11 November, citing arts. 8(6), 9(1) and 14 of that law ([government declaration](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1), page dated 12:10 UTC, 10 Nov). Status: **declared**.

Its exceptional measures (verbatim, a to e): schools and non-essential public services close; "Suspensão dos eventos ao ar livre, independentemente da sua natureza" (outdoor events suspended, whatever their nature); no access to parks, gardens and woods at high risk of falling trees; temporary structures (scaffolding, advertising, awnings) secured, removed or closed; no access to the shoreline, riverside and flood-prone areas. Contingency and calamity were not declared on any page read.

Schools: closed by measure (a) of this declaration, which the Minister of Education co-signed. No separate Ministry of Education notice was found.

## 4. The regions and the city: coordination centres and civil-protection commissions

The declaration (point 4, citing art. 14(2) to (4) of the law) activates the "Centros de Coordenação Operacional" and the "Comissões de Proteção Civil", which "avaliam a necessidade de ativação do plano de emergência de proteção civil do respetivo nível territorial" (decide whether to activate the emergency plan for their area). For Lisbon that is the district and the municipality.

Status: **not read.** Lisbon city hall's sites (lisboa.pt, informacao.lisboa.pt) refuse automated reads (403). A search lists a city page titled "Situação de Alerta: medidas excecionais em Lisboa"; this desk has not read it, so its content is unknown.

## 5. The port and the sea: the maritime authority and the Port of Lisbon

The Autoridade Marítima Nacional and the Navy issue sea warnings and advice ([AMN, 10 Nov 12:15](https://www.amn.pt/Media/Paginas/DetalheNoticia.aspx?nid=7101)); harbour masters (capitanias) close or restrict a port's bar. Status: **warning issued; no bar closure found** on AMN's or the Port of Lisbon's pages.

## 6. Transport: each operator

Each operator announces its own service changes (see the [source map](README.md)). Status at 16:59 UTC: possible disruption announced by Fertagus, Carris and Carris Metropolitana; ferries already restricted on one route on Tuesday; **no suspension announced for Wednesday.**

## 7. The venue and the summit: Web Summit, MEO Arena, FIL

Status at 16:55 UTC: **no notice** from Web Summit, MEO Arena or FIL.

**ANALYSIS (not sourced):** the declaration suspends outdoor events; Web Summit's main halls are indoors (MEO Arena and FIL). No source read says whether measure (b) touches any part of the summit (outdoor areas, queues, side events). An organiser would likely follow the authorities' measures and the venue's guidance, and announce on its own channels; that is reasoning, not a fact. Readers' guidance from the government is to stay at home where possible: that is the minister's appeal, not an order.

## Sources not reached

Lisbon city hall and its civil-protection service (403); Diário da República (a JavaScript app; no order for 11 November found by search, absence not confirmed); ANEPC's incidents feed (connection reset); mai.gov.pt (connection reset); the airport (bot check); CP (browser only); the law's own text on diariodarepublica.pt (empty page to our tools).