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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

			0000282700

954

FQPO68 LPMG 241654

INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING FOR THE ATLANTIC ZONES LIMITED
BY MERIDIANS 22W-07W AND BY PARALLELS 35N-45N.
I - T T T   T T T   T T T.
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER MINHO 
AND CAPE S.VICENTE IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
ABOVE 2M WAVES WARNING NR COAST BETWEEN CAPE S.VICENTE AND RIVER 
GUADIANA IN ZONE 18(S.VICENTE).
STORM WARNING IN ZONE 16(FINISTERRE).
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT) AND 16(FINISTERRE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 
16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO), 18(S.VICENTE) AND 19 (CADIZ).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 241200UTC:
HIGH/ 1030HPA/ 32N24W/ EXP 251200UTC / 1030HPA/ 29N19W.
LOW INGRID/ 973HPA/ 51N06W/ EXP 251200UTC/ 986HPA/ 54N11W.
LOW/ 1009HPA/ 36N07W/ QSTNR/ FLN UP.
LOW/ 978HPA/ 52N23W/ EXP 251200UTC/ 987HPA/ 47N05W.
C-FRONT/ 43N27W/ 45N21W/ 48N18W/ 52N19W/ 52N23W/ MOV S/ 15KT/ MOD 
ACTIVITY.
LOW/ 1011HPA/ 41N31W/ MOV E 20 KT/ FLN UP.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 39N40W/ 38N32W/ 40N29W/ MOV ENE/ 30KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 251800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
W QUAD 6 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9 IN FAR NE DURING NIGHT, BECMG TEMPO VAR 2 
TO 4 IN W DURING MORNING, BECMG S/SW 5 TO 7 IN W FM LATE MORNING.
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 6 TO 8 M, TEMPO INCR TO 8 TO 10 M IN FAR NE DURING MORNING, 
DECR TO 5 TO 7 M LATER.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
W QUAD 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, BEING 7 TO 8 M IN E SOON, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 
5.5 M.
16 - FINISTERRE:
W QUAD 6 TO 8, INCR TO 8 TO 9 IN FAR N FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, SOMETIMES 
10 IN FAR NE DURING MORNING, DECR TO 4 TO 6, BEING 6 TO 7 IN FAR NE, 
FM AFTERNOON.
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 8 M, TEMPO DECR TO 6 TO 7 M IN EARLY NIGHT, INCR TO 7 
TO 10 M UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON, DECR TO 7 TO 9 M LATER.
17 - PORTO:
W/NW 5 TO 7, DECR TO 5 TO 6 FM EARLY MORNING, BECMG W/SW 3 TO 4 FM 
AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR NR COAST DURING NIGHT.
NW WAVES 7 TO 8 M, DECR TO 5 TO 7 M.
18 - S.VICENTE:
W/NW 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR N DURING NIGHT, BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6, 
SOMETIMES 7 FM AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR NR COAST DURING NIGHT AND MORNING.
NW WAVES 7 TO 8.5 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 5 M.
19 - CADIZ:
NW 5 TO 6, TEMPO DECR TO 4 TO 5 LATER IN DAY, BECMG W 5 TO 6 FM 
MIDDLE OF NIGHT, SOMETIMES 7 NR STRAIT DURING MORNING. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
W/NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, DECR TO 3 TO 4 M, BEING W/SW 3 TO 5 M IN N, 
DECR TO 2 TO 3 M.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/SOUSA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000129200

951

FQMD68 LPMG 241654

INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING FOR THE ATLANTIC ZONES LIMITED
BY MERIDIAN 22W AND WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND BY PARALLELS 30N-35N.
I - T T T   T T T   T T T.
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF MADEIRA ISLANDS 
IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA), 21(CASABLANCA) AND 
22(AGADIR).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 241200UTC:
HIGH/ 1030HPA/ 32N24W/ EXP 251200UTC / 1030HPA/ 29N19W.
LOW/ 1009HPA/ 36N07W/ QSTNR/ FLN UP.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 251800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
W/NW 4 TO 5, BECMG W 4 TO 6 FM END OF DAY, BECMG ANTICYCLONIC 2 TO 4 
IN S DURING NIGHT, BECMG W QUAD 3 TO 4 IN S FM MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS. 
NW WAVES 5 TO 6 M, BEING 6 TO 8 M IN E, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4.5 M 
LATER.
21 - CASABLANCA:
NW 5 TO 6, BECMG W QUAD 4 TO 5 FM NIGHT, BEING 3 TO 4 IN FAR S, INCR 
TO 5 TO 6 IN FAR N FM MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 7 TO 8.5 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 5 M.
22 - AGADIR:
N/NW 4 TO 5, DECR TO 3 TO 4 FM NIGHT, SOMETIMES 5 IN FAR SE DURING 
NIGHT, BECMG, IN E NR COAST, E QUAD 2 TO 3, SOMETIMES VAR.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 6 TO 7 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3.5 TO 4.5 M.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/SOUSA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000211400

965

FQAZ68 LPMG 241717

INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING FOR THE ATLANTIC 
ZONES LIMITED BY MERIDIANS 40W-22W AND BY PARALLELS 
30N-45N.
I - TTT TTT TTT.
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONE 30(MILNE).  
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 3(ALTAIR).  
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES) AND 
30(MILNE).  
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES) AND 
30(MILNE).  
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF 
ALL ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST 
OF ALL ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST 
OF ALL ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 241200UTC:
HIGH/ 1030HPA/ 32N24W/ EXP 251200UTC / 1030HPA/ 29N19W.
LOW/ 978HPA/ 52N23W/ EXP 251200UTC/ 987HPA/ 47N05W.
LOW/ 1011HPA/ 41N31W/ MOV E 20 KT/ FLN UP.
C-FRONT/ 43N27W/ 45N21W/ 48N18W/ 52N19W/ 52N23W/ 
MOV S/ 15KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 39N40W/ 38N32W/ 40N29W/ MOV ENE/
30KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 37N60W/ 40N56W/ 43N54W/ 45N54W/ 
MOV ENE 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 251800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
IN W: S QUAD 5 TO 7, VEER W/NW AND IN FAR NW
INCR 6 TO 8.
IN E: W QUAD 4 TO 6, INCR 5 TO 7 AND BACK TEMPO S/SW.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR, BECMG GOOD IN FAR NW.
W QUAD WAVES 5 TO 7 M.
5 - ACORES:
W QUAD 5 TO 7.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR.
W/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M.
7 - IRVING:
W/SW 3 TO 5 BEING IN S S/SW, INCR IN N 4 TO 6.
GOOD VIS, BEING IN FAR NW MOD.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BECMG W/NW AND DECR 2 TO 3 M. 
30 - MILNE:
S/SW 5 TO 7, INCR 6 TO 8 OCNL 9, AND VEER W/NW.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR, BECMG GOOD IN N.
W QUAD WAVES 3 TO 5 M, INCR 5 TO 7 M AND IN N 6 TO 8 M.
31 - MARSALA:
S/SW 4 TO 6 OCNL 7 BEING IN S DURING FIRST HALF 3 TO 5,
VEER W QUAD.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN N.
IN N: W/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR 3 TO 4 M IN FAR N.
IN S: N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG W/NW IN N. 
METEOROLOGISTS: ROIAS/VIEIRA/COSTA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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