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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

			0000276500

206

FQPO67 LPMG 130454

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 UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST FM RIVER MINHO TO CAPE 
CARVOEIRO IN ZONE 17(PORTO).
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST FM CAPE S.VICENTE TO 
RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONE 18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST FM RIVER MINHO TO 
CAPE S.VICENTE IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 16(FINISTERRE) AND 17(PORTO).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 
16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 130000UTC:
HIGH/ 1028HPA/ 34N36W/ EXP 140000UTC/ 1029HPA/ 34N29W.
LOW/ 996HPA/ 45N15W/ EXP 140000UTC/ 1010HPA/ 47N06W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 28N25W/ 30N18W/ 34N12W/ 40N10W/ 45N09W/ 50N05W/ MOV E 
25KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT/ 31N27W/ 32N19W/ 38N12W/ 44N12W/ MOV ESE 15KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 32N60W/ 37N51W/ 42N44W/ 51N41W/ 42N37W/ MOV ENE 
35KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 140600UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
N/NW 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 UNTIL LATE MORNING, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 
6, BECMG W/SW 4 TO 6 IN W FM LATE AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 4.5 TO 6 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4.5 M, BEING W QUAD 
WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN FAR E UNTIL MIDDLE AFTERNOON.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
N/NW 5 TO 7, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 6 FM LATE AFTERNOON, BEING W/NW 
3 TO 5 IN FAR W LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 4.5 TO 6 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4 M IN W AND TO 4 TO 5 M 
IN E, BEING W/NW WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN FAR E UNTIL LATE MORNING.
16 - FINISTERRE:
S/SW 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 SOON, BEING W/SW 3 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6 IN W, 
GRADUALLY BECMG N/NW 5 TO 7, DECR TO 4 TO 6 FM END OF DAY.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
W/SW WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M.
17 - PORTO:
W/SW 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 TO 8 IN FAR NE SOON, BEING W QUAD FM 
AFTERNOON, SOMETIMES 7 IN W UNTIL END OF DAY, BECMG N/NW 5 TO 6, 
BEING N QUAD 3 TO 5 IN FAR E LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
W/SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M, BEING TEMPO 
4.5 TO 5.5 M IN FAR W BETWEEN LATE AFTERNOON AND END OF DAY.
18 - S.VICENTE:
SW 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, GRADUALLY BECMG NW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR UNTIL LATE MORNING.
W/SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 3.5 TO 5 M.
19 - CADIZ:
S QUAD 4 TO 6, BECMG SW DURING AFTERNOON, DECR TO 3 TO 5 IN LATE 
EVENING, BECMG W QUAD LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
SW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
FORECASTERS: GOMES/MARQUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000163000

203

FQMD67 LPMG 130454

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 ISLAND 
IN ZONE 
8(MADEIRA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 130000UTC:
HIGH/ 1028HPA/ 34N36W/ EXP 140000UTC/ 1029HPA/ 34N29W.
LOW/ 996HPA/ 45N15W/ EXP 140000UTC/ 1010HPA/ 47N06W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 28N25W/ 30N18W/ 34N12W/ 40N10W/ 45N09W/ 50N05W/ MOV E 
25KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT/ 31N27W/ 32N19W/ 38N12W/ 44N12W/ MOV ESE 15KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 140600UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
N/NW 4 TO 6, BEING SW IN FAR SE UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING, BECMG N IN 
LATE EVENING AND DECR TO 3 TO 5.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN FAR SE UNTIL LATE MORNING.
NW WAVES 3.5 TO 5.5 M, BEING 2 TO 3.5 M IN SE UNTIL LATE MORNING, 
GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4 M.
21 - CASABLANCA:
W QUAD 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN E DURING AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DECR TO 
3 TO 5, BECMG N/NW IN W LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR UNTIL MIDDLE AFTERNOON.
W/NW WAVES 2 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, TEMPO 4 TO 
4.5 M IN FAR NW DURING AFTERNOON.
22 - AGADIR:
SW 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG N/NW AND DECR TO 3 TO 5, BEING VAR 2 TO 3 
IN FAR E FM END OF DAY.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, BEING SW WAVES 1 TO 2 M IN FAR SE UNTIL LATE 
MORNING, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 4 M.
FORECASTERS: GOMES/MARQUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000183600

217

FQAZ67 LPMG 130545

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.
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 30(MILNE). 
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR) AND 
30(MILNE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES), 
7(IRVING) AND 30(MILNE).
GALE 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 130000UTC: 
HIGH/ 1028HPA/ 34N36W/ EXP 140000UTC/ 1029HPA/ 34N29W.
LOW/ 953HPA/ 51N54W/ EXP 140000UTC/ 962HPA/ 56N37W.
FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 32N60W/ 37N51W/ 42N44W/ 51N41W/ 
42N37W/ MOV ENE 35KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 140600UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
IN W: S/SW 5 TO 7, VEER W/SW AND BECMG 4 TO 6.
IN E: N/NW 3 TO 5 OCNL 6, BACK W/SW AND BECMG 4 TO 7. 
GOOD VIS IN THE BEGINNING, BECMG MOD TO POOR OCNL 
VERY POOR.
W/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M, INCR 6 TO 8 IN W. 
5 – ACORES:
IN W: W QUAD 2 TO 4, BECMG S/SW 4 TO 6. 
IN E: N/NW 4 TO 6, BACK W/SW AND BECMG 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS OCNL MOD IN E IN THE BEGINNING, BECMG POOR 
IN FAR NW.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M, DECR 2 TO 4 M.
7 – IRVING:
N 3 TO 5, BECMG ANTICYCLONIC CIRC 2 TO 4.
GOOD VIS.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M, DECR 2 TO 3 M.
30 – MILNE:
S/SW 5 TO 7 OCNL 8, BECMG 4 TO 6 AND VEER W/NW IN N.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR, BECMG GOOD TO MOD 
IN N.
W/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M, INCR 4 TO 6 M IN S AND 6 TO 8 M 
IN N.
31 - MARSALA:
IN N: S/SW 3 TO 5, BECMG 4 TO 6.
IN S: ANTICYCLONIC CIRC 2 TO 4, BECMG S QUAD.
GOOD VIS, BECMG POOR IN FAR NW IN THE END.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR 3 TO 4 M IN NW.
METEOROLOGISTS: VIEIRA/COSTA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA 
ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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