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FQPO68 LPMG 041812

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 CAPE RASO, IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18 (S.VICENTE).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 16(FINISTERRE), 
17(PORTO) AND 18 (S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 
16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO) AND 18 (S.VICENTE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 041200UTC:
HIGH/ 1042HPA/ 40N45W/ EXP 051200UTC/ 1039HPA/ 40N27W.
LOW/ 1013HPA/ 46N16W/ MOV NE 20KT/ FLN UP.
LOW REGINA/ 1010HPA/ 35N07W/ MOV N/NE 15KT/ FLN UP.
C-FRONT/ 33N33W/ 36N27W/ 40N23W/ 42N20W/ 46N15W/ MOV E/SE 20KT/ MOD 
ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 051800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
N/NW 5 TO 7, BEING UNTIL END OF DAY, S/SW 3 TO 5 IN W AND W/NW IN 
FAR SE, TEMPO 8 IN W DURING DAWN, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 5 IN W FM 
MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4.5 TO 5.5 M.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
N/NW 5 TO 7, TEMPO, W 3 TO 5 IN SE, AND 8 IN E DURING DAWN AND EARLY 
MORNING, GRADUALLY VEER N/NE, AND DECR TO 4 TO 5 IN FAR NW FM 
AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR UNTIL LATE MORNING.
N/NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4.5 TO 5.5 M.
16 - FINISTERRE:
N/NW 3 TO 5, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR NE UNTIL END OF DAY, TEMPO W 
QUAD DURING DAWN, GRADUALLY INCR TO 6 TO 8.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR DURING NIGHT AND MORNING.
NW WAVES 2 TO 2.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 5 M.
17 - PORTO:
N/NW 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY INCR TO 6 TO 8 FM LATE DAWN.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR FM END OF DAY.
NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 5 M FM MORNING.
18 - S.VICENTE:
N/NW 4 TO 6, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR SE UNTIL LATE DAWN, GRADUALLY 
INCR TO 6 TO 8 FM MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR FM MORNING.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 5 M IN W FM MORNING.
19 - CADIZ:
S QUAD 3 TO 5, TEMPO VAR 1 TO 3 UNTIL END OF DAY, VEER W/NW 4 TO 6 
FM AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO POOR.
W/NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2 M, BEING W QUAD WAVES 1 M IN FAR N.
FORECASTER: FRADA 
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

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591

FQMD68 LPMG 041812

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 041200UTC:
HIGH/ 1042HPA/ 40N45W/ EXP 051200UTC/ 1039HPA/ 40N27W.
LOW REGINA/ 1010HPA/ 35N07W/ MOV N/NE 15KT/ FLN UP.
C-FRONT/ 33N33W/ 36N27W/ 40N23W/ 42N20W/ 46N15W/ MOV E/SE 20KT/ MOD 
ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 051800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
N/NW 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY VEER N/NE 6 TO 7.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR.
N QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 2 TO 3 M, AND GRADUALLY 
INCR TO 4 TO 4.5 M IN N FM MORNING.
21 - CASABLANCA:
N/NW 4 TO 6, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR NE UNTIL EARLY MORNING, INCR TO 
6 TO 7 IN NW FM AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 2.5 TO 3 M, AND INCR TO 3.5 TO 
4.5 M IN FAR NW LATER.
22 - AGADIR:
N/NW 4 TO 5, TEMPO 6, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR E UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 2.5 TO 3 M.
FORECASTER: FRADA 
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

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581

FQAZ68 LPMG 041759

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 ZONES 30(MILNE) AND 31(MARSALA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR) AND 30(MILNE).
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES OF THE COAST OF 
S.MIGUEL AND STA. MARIA ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN 
ZONE 5(ACORES).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES OF THE COAST OF
ALL ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 041200UTC:
HIGH/ 1042HPA/ 40N45W/ EXP 051200UTC/ 1039HPA/ 40N27W.
C-FRONT/ 33N33W/ 36N27W/ 40N23W/ 42N20W/ 46N15W/ MOV 
PARA E/SE 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 051800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
N/NW 5 TO 7, BACK GRADUALLY S/SW AND IN FAR SE BECMG 
VRB 2 TO 4.
GOOS VIS, BECMG MOD IN FAR NW.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BECMG W/NW AND DECR 3 TO 5 M.
5 - ACORES: 
N 5 TO 7, VEER GRADUALLY E QUAD 3 TO 5 AND IN FAR NW 
S/SE.
GOOD VIS, BEING AT FIRST MOD TO POOR IN FAR SE.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M.
7 - IRVING:
N QUAD 5 TO 7 BEING IN FAR SE 3 TO 5 DURING FIRST HALF,
VEER E/NE 4 TO 6.
MOD TO POOR VIS, BECMG GOOD IN N.
N QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR 3 TO 4 M.
30 - MILNE:
N QUAD 2 TO 4 BEING IN FAR N W/NW 4 OR 5 AT FIRST, 
BACK S/SW 5 TO 7. 
GOOD VIS, BECMG POOR OCNL VERY POOR IN N.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M, BECMG W QUAD IN N AND IN S DECR 
2 TO 3 M.
31 - MARSALA:
E/NE 4 TO 6, VEER S/SE AND DECR 3 TO 5.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR.
N QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M.
METEOROLOGISTS: ROIAS/VIEGAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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