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FQPO68 LPMG 291540

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 CARVOEIRO, IN ZONE 17(PORTO).
VERY POOR VIS 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 CAPE CARVOEIRO, IN ZONE 17(PORTO).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 16(FINISTERRE) AND 17(PORTO).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO) AND 
18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT) AND 6(JOSEPHINE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 291200UTC:
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 46N48W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 1025HPA/ 41N43W.
HIGH/ 1016HPA/ 31N12W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 1020HPA/ 30N15W.
LOW/ 973HPA/ 51N15W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 949HPA/ 58N19W.
C-FRONT/ 27N30W/ 33N20W/ 40N12W/ 44N10W/ 47N10W/ 51N15W/ MOV ENE/ 
20KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 301800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
W QUAD 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 IN FAR N AT FIRST, GRADUALLY BECMG W/NW, 
DECR TO 3 TO 4 IN S FM LATE MORNING.
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD TO POOR.
W QUAD WAVES 4 TO 6 M.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
IN N: 
W/NW 4 TO 6, BECMG NW 3 TO 4 FM LATE MORNING. 
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD.
W/NW WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M, INCR TO 4.5 TO 5 M IN NW.
IN S:
N/NW 4 TO 5, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4, BEING SW 4 TO 6 IN FAR E 
UNTIL MID NIGHT, BECMG N/NE FM MORNING, INCR TO 4 TO 5 IN FAR SE AT 
THE END.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN FAR SE UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, INCR TO 3.5 TO 4 M IN W.
16 - FINISTERRE:
W/SW 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 AT FIRST, TEMPO S/SW, DECR TO 4 TO 6 FM 
MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR IN SE UNTIL MID NIGHT.
S/SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BECMG W/SW WAVES 3 TO 4.5 M FM MID NIGHT, BECMG 
W/NW WAVES AT THE END. 
17 - PORTO:
W QUAD 3 TO 5, BEING S/SW 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, AT FIRST IN FAR E, 
GRADUALLY DECR TO 2 TO 4 IN SE FM MID NIGHT, BEING N/NW 3 TO 4 AT 
THE END. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR IN FAR E AT FIRST.
S/SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY BECMG W/NW WAVES, DECR TO 2.5 TO 3.5 
M IN SE.
18 - S.VICENTE:
S/SW 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD 3 TO 4, INCR TO 4 TO 5 AT THE 
END, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN SE.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR IN NW UNTIL MID 
MORNING.
W/NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, BEING W/SW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG NW WAVES, 
IN N.
19 - CADIZ:
VAR 2 TO 4, BEING E NR STRAIT, BECMG W/NW 3 TO 4 AT THE END.
GOOD VIS, BEING MOD TO POOR NR COAST.
W/NW WAVES 1 M, INCR TO 1 TO 1.5 M FM EARLY NIGHT, BEING E/SE WAVES 
IN N UNTIL MID NIGHT.
FORECASTERS: LOURENCO.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000130200

027

FQMD68 LPMG 291540

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 - NO WARNINGS.
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 291200UTC:
HIGH/ 1016HPA/ 31N12W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 1020HPA/ 30N15W.
HIGH/ 1017HPA/ 27N21W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 1021HPA/ 27N22W.
C-FRONT/ 27N30W/ 33N20W/ 40N12W/ 44N10W/ 47N10W/ 51N15W/ MOV ENE/ 
20KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 301800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
IN NW:
N/NE 3 TO 5, BECMG NE.
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD TO POOR IN SE AT FIRST.
W/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG NW WAVES.
IN SE:
W/SW 3 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6, BEING VAR 2 TO 3 IN FAR SE, VEER GRADUALLY 
TO NE. 
GOOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR.
NW WAVES 1 TO 2 M, INCR TO 1.5 TO 2.5 M FM MORNING.
21 - CASABLANCA:
VAR 2 TO 4, GRADUALLY BECMG NE 4 TO 5 IN FAR NW AND N/NE 3 TO 4 IN 
SE FM MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR NR COAST AND IN FAR NW.
NW WAVES 1 TO 2 M, INCR TO 1.5 TO 2.5 M IN FAR NW AT THE END.
22 - AGADIR:
W/NW 2 TO 4, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD, SOMETIMES VAR IN FAR NW UNTIL 
LATE MORNING, BEING N/NE 3 TO 5 AT THE END.
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD TO POOR NR COAST.
NW WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M.
FORECASTERS: LOURENCO.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000164600

038

FQAZ68 LPMG 291556

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.
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONE 30(MILNE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR) AND 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 291200UTC:
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 46N48W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 1025HPA/ 41N43W.
TROPICAL STROM HANNA/ 1004HPA/ 35N46W/ MOV SE/ 10KT/ 
EXP 301200UTC/ 34N43W.
LOW/ 1015HPA/ 34N34W/ MOV W/ 10KT/ ABS.
LOW/ 973HPA/ 51N15W/ EXP 301200UTC/ 949HPA/ 58N19W.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 301800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
N/NW 3 TO 5 BEING 5 TO 7 IN E DURING FIRST HALF, BACK
W/NW AND IN S BECMG VRB 2 TO 3.
GOOD VIS BEING MOD IN NE IN THE FIRST HALF.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, DECR 3 TO 4 M.
5 - ACORES:
N/NW 3 TO 5 BEING AND IN SW, BECMG VRB 2 TO 3 IN N.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN FAR S.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M BEING 4 TO 5 M IN FAR N, DECR 2 TO
3 M.
7 - IRVING:
IN W: VRB 2 TO 4 BEING E 4 TO 5 IN FAR N, BECMG S
QUAD.
IN E: N 2 TO 4, VEER E/NE.
GOOD VIS BEING MOD TO POOR IN FAR NW.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M.
30 - MILNE:
N QUAD 3 TO 5 BEING TEMPO ANTICYCLONIC CIRC 2 TO 3,
BECMG S QUAD AT THE END.
GOOD VIS.
N WAVES 3 TO 4 M, DECR 2 TO 3 M.
31 - MARSALA:
IN N: E/NE 3 TO 5, INCR 4 TO 6 AND VEER E/SE.
IN S: VRB 2 TO 3 AT THE BEGINNING, BECMG S/SW 3 TO 5.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR, BEING GOOD IN N IN THE
FIRST HALF.
N QUAD WAVES 2 TO 4 M.
METEOROLOGISTS: COSTA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA
ATMOSFERA - PORTUGAL.


		

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