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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

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185

FQPO68 LPMG 261617

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.
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1033HPA/ 35N34W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1037HPA/ 37N29W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 36N40W/ 37N40W/ 40N27W/ 45N19W/ 50N08W/ MOV ENE 15KT/ 
WEAK TO MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
W/SW 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 IN FAR NW UNTIL END OF DAY, GRADUALLY BECMG 
NW AND DECR TO 5 TO 6 DURING MORNING AND TO 4 TO 5 FM AFTERNOON, AND 
BEING 4 TO 5 IN FAR S.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN FAR SE DURING NIGHT.
W/NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, BEING 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN FAR NW, GRADUALLY 
BECMG NW WAVES 4 TO 5.5 M.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
N/NE 3 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6 IN FAR SE UNTIL EARLY NIGHT, BEING IN FAR N 
W QUAD 4 TO 5 UNTIL END OF DAY, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD 5 TO 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN FAR NE BETWEEN LATER FM DAY AND O 
MIDDLE MORNING.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 3.5 M IN FAR NW.
16 - FINISTERRE:
SW 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG FM END OF DAY W/NW 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN 
FAR N FM END OF DAY.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3.5 TO 4.5 M.
17 - PORTO:
W QUAD 2 TO 4, BEING 4 TO 5 NA FAR NW, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD 4 TO 
5, SOMETIMES 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3 M, INCR TO 3 TO 3.5 M IN FAR NW.
18 - S.VICENTE:
N/NE 4 TO 5, GRADUALLY BECMG N/NW 5 TO 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 1.5 TO 2.5 M.
19 - CADIZ:
E/NE 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD 4 TO 5, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR 
N.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
W/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 1.5 TO 2 M, BEING WAVES LESS 
THAN 1 M IN FAR N.
FORECASTER: MADALENA RODRIGUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

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182

FQMD68 LPMG 261617

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.
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF MADEIRA ISLANDS 
IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1033HPA/ 35N34W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1037HPA/ 37N29W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 36N40W/ 37N40W/ 40N27W/ 45N19W/ 50N08W/ 
MOV ENE 15KT/ WEAK TO MOD ACTIVITY.
LOW/ 1013HPA/ 30N10W/ MOV S 10KT/ FLN UP.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
N/NE 6 TO 7, BEING 4 TO 6 IN FAR NW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
N QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN N. 
21 - CASABLANCA:
N/NE 4 TO 6, BEING 3 TO 5 IN FAR NE. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 2 TO 2.5 M.
22 - AGADIR:
N/NW 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, TEMPO EAST QUAD IN EAST UNTIL END OF DAY, 
BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR SE.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
N/NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
FORECASTER: MADALENA RODRIGUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000155600

194

FQAZ68 LPMG 261654

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.
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR) AND 30(MILNE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF 
CORVO, FLORES, FAIAL, PICO, S.JORGE, GRACIOSA AND 
TERCEIRA ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1033HPA/ 35N34W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1037HPA/ 37N29W.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 36N43W/ 37N40W/ 40N27W/ 45N19W/ 
50N08W/ MOV ENE 15KT/ WEAK TO MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
W/NW 4 TO 6 BEING 5 TO 7 IN N, DECR 3 TO 5 AND BACK 
S/SW IN W AND IN E BACK W/SW. 
GOOD VIS, BECMG OCNL MOD IN SW.
W/NW WAVES 4 TO 5 BEING 5 TO 7 IN N, DECR 3 TO 5 M.
5 - ACORES: 
N/NW 2 TO 4, BECMG ANTICYCLONIC CIRC AND S/SW 4 TO 5 
IN FAR W.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN NW.
W/NW WAVES 2 TO 4 M.
7 - IRVING:
E/NE 2 TO 4, BEING N/NE 3 TO 5 IN E. 
GOOD VIS.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M.
30 - MILNE:
IN N: W/NW 3 TO 5, BACK S/SW AND TEMPO INCR 5 TO 7.
IN S: ANTICYCLONIC CIRC 2 TO 3, BECMG S/SW 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS IN THE BEGINNING, BECMG MOD TO POOR.
W WAVES 3 TO 4 M BEING 4 TO 6 M IN N IN THE FIRST 
HALF.  
31 - MARSALA:
E 3 TO 5 BEING VRB 2 TO 3 IN N IN THE BEGINNING, 
BECMG S QUAD 2 TO 4.
GOOD VIS BEING OCNL MOD IN NW IN THE BEGINNING.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR 3 TO 4 M IN N.
METEOROLOGISTS: VIEIRA/VIEGAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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