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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

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355

FQPO67 LPMG 170430

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 CAPE 
CARVOEIRO AND CAPE S.VICENTE IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN CAPE 
CARVOEIRO AND CAPE S.VICENTE IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
SE WAVES 2 M WARNING NR COAST BETWEEN CAPE S.VICENTE AND RIVER 
GUADIANA IN ZONE 18(S.VICENTE).
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE) AND 
16(FINISTERRE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 170000UTC:
HIGH/ 1027HPA/ 47N02E/ MOV E 15KT/ WKN.
LOW THERESE/ 1013HPA/ 33N17W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 999HPA/ 40N15W.
C-FRONT/ 30N44W/ 35N32W/ 43N20W/ 50N16W/  MOV E 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 180600UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
IN W:
W QUAD 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD, INCR TO 5 TO 7 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 4.5 TO 6 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 7 M, BEING 3 TO 4.5 M IN 
SE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
IN E:
W QUAD 3 TO 5, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD, INCR TO 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, 
FM LATE AFTERNOON, BEING S QUAD 2 TO 4 IN E AND BECMG E QUAD 3 TO 5.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR FM AFTERNOON.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 6.5 M IN NW.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
IN W:
N QUAD 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES VAR, BEING N/NW 4 TO 6 IN FAR NW, GRADUALLY 
BECMG N/NW 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 6 M.
IN E:
CYCLONIC 2 TO 4, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 3 TO 5, GRADUALLY BECMG N/NW 
4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, IN W FM LATE AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR FM LATE AFTERNOON.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, INCR TO 4 TO 5 M.
16 - FINISTERRE:
S QUAD 2 TO 4, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 6 FM LATE AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY 
BECMG E QUAD IN FAR NE AND DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR FM LATE AFTERNOON.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, INCR TO 4 TO 5 M LATER.
17 - PORTO:
S/SE 3 TO 4, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 4 TO 6. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR LATER.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M.
18 - S.VICENTE:
E QUAD 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 3 TO 5, INCR TO 4 TO 6 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR FM AFTERNOON.
N QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
19 - CADIZ:
E QUAD 5 TO 7, GRADUALLY BECMG SE 4 TO 6, BECMG S QUAD 3 TO 4 FM 
LATE AFTERNOON, BEING 3 TO 5 IN FAR N SOON, BEING 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES 
VAR, IN FAR S AND GRADUALLY VEERING W QUAD FM MIDDLE OF AFTERNOON, 
BECMG S/SE LATER. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR FM AFTERNOON.
E QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG NW WAVES 1 TO 2 M IN S AND BEING SE 
WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M IN FAR N.
FORECASTERS: FONSECA/SIMOES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000166000

352

FQMD67 LPMG 170430

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).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF MADEIRA ISLANDS 
IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA). 
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA). 
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 170000UTC:
HIGH/ 1027HPA/ 47N02E/ MOV E 15KT/ WKN.
LOW THERESE/ 1013HPA/ 33N17W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 999HPA/ 40N15W.
C-FRONT/ 30N44W/ 35N32W/ 43N20W/ 50N16W/  MOV E 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 180600UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
IN W:
N/NW 3 TO 4, BEING W QUAD 2 TO 3 IN E SOON, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 
6, SOMETIMES 7, FM AFTERNOON, INCR TO 5 TO 7 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3.5 TO 5 M FM LATE AFTERNOON.
IN E:
W QUAD 2 TO 3, SOMETIMES VAR, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 4, SOMETIMES 5, 
INCR TO 4 TO 5 FM LATE AFTERNOON, INCR TO 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR TO 3 TO 4.5 M IN FAR NW LATER.
21 - CASABLANCA:
W/SW 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES VAR, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 3 TO 5, SOMETIMES 
6, INCR TO 4 TO 6 LATER, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR NE UNTIL LATE 
AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M.
22 - AGADIR:
VAR 2 TO 3, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 3 TO 5, INCR TO 5 TO 6 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M.
FORECASTERS: FONSECA/SIMOES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000176900

365

FQAZ67 LPMG 170543

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 ZONES 5(ACORES) AND
30(MILNE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES),
7(IRVING), 30(MILNE) AND 31(MARSALA).
GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF FLORES
AND CORVO ISLANDS FROM ACORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF
FAIAL, PICO, S.JORGE, GRACIOSA, TERCEIRA, S.MIGUEL AND
S.MARIA ISLANDS FROM ACORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF
ALL ISLANDS FROM ACORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 170000UTC:
HIGH/ 1042HPA/ 43N50W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 1037HPA/ 40N44W.
LOW THERESE/ 1013HPA/ 33N17W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 999HPA/ 
40N15W.
COLD FRONT/ 30N44W/ 35N32W/ 43N20W/ 50N16W/  
MOV E 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 180600UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
NW 5 TO 7, VEER N.
GOOD VIS BECMG MOD IN W AT THE END.
NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, INCR 6 TO 8 M AND IN W BECMG N.
5 - ACORES:
N/NW 6 TO 8, INCR 5 TO 7 BEING OCNL 8 IN FAR NW.
GOOD VIS OCNL MOD BEING MOD TO POOR IN FAR SE AT FIRST.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M BEING 2 TO 4 M IN FAR SE AT FIRST,
INCR 5 TO 7 M.
7 - IRVING:
N/NW 4 TO 6, INCR 5 TO 7.
GOOD TO MOD VIS OCNL POOR IN E DURING FIRST HALF.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 4 M, INCR 5 TO 6 M.
30 - MILNE:
N/NW 5 TO 7 BEING OCNL 8 IN N AT FIRST.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD IN FAR NE AT FIRST.
NW WAVES 6 TO 8 M, BECMG N AND DECR 5 TO 6 M.
31 - MARSALA:
N QUAD 5 OR 6.
GOOD VIS OCNL MOD.
N QUAD WAVES 5 TO 6 M BEING 3 TO 4 M IN FAR S DURING
FIRST HALF.
METEOROLOGISTS: COSTA/MOTA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA –
PORTUGAL.


		

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