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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

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105

FQPO68 LPMG 261749

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 BETWEEN RIVER MINHO AND 
RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
ABOVE 2 M SW WAVES WARNING NR COAST BETWEEN CAPE S.VICENTE AND RIVER 
GUADIANA IN ZONE 18(S.VICENTE).
STORM WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONES 6(JOSEPHINE), 16(FINISTERRE) AND 
17(PORTO).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 18(S.VICENTE) AND 19(CADIZ).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ALL ZONES.
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ALL ZONES.
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1027HPA/ 32N51W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1026HPA/ 27N32W.
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 27N16W/ QSTNR/ WKN.
LOW JOSEPH/ 948HPA/ 54N41W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 960HPA/ 51N29W.
LOW CHANDRA/ 989HPA/ 46N15W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 956HPA/ 52N08W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 30N39W/ 33N31W/ 37N22W/ 41N17W/ 46N12W/ 51N09W/ MOV E 
30KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
W/SW 6 TO 8, BECMG SW 8 TO 10 LATER IN FAR SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR SOON IN FAR E, BECMG MOD TO POOR, 
SOMETIMES VERY POOR, IN FAR SW FM AFTERNOON.
W QUAD WAVES 6 TO 8 M, INCR TO 8 TO 10 M IN W.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
W/SW 6 TO 8, BECMG 8 TO 9 LATER IN FAR NW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR IN SW UNTIL EARLY 
MORNING AND IN FAR NW LATER.
W QUAD WAVES 5 TO 7 M, INCR TO 7 TO 9 M IN N.
16 - FINISTERRE:
SW 6 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9, VEER TO W/SW FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT AND DECR TO 
5 TO 7 FM LATE MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR UNTIL MIDDLE NIGHT.
SW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BECMG W WAVES 6 TO 7.5 M FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT.
17 - PORTO:
W/SW 6 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9 SOON, DECR TO 5 TO 7 FM MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR UNTIL MIDDLE NIGHT.
SW WAVES 4.5 TO 6 M, BECMG W/NW WAVES 6 TO 7 M FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT.
18 - S.VICENTE:
W/SW 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING.
SW WAVES 3.5 TO 5 M, BECMG W/NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT.
19 - CADIZ:
W/SW 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 BETWEEN DAWN AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR BETWEEN DAWN AND EARLY 
AFTERNOON.
W QUAD WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3.5 TO 5.5 M FM DAWN.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/PONTE.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000180900

102

FQMD68 LPMG 261749

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 ZONES 8(MADEIRA) AND 21(CASABLANCA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA) AND 21(CASABLANCA).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1027HPA/ 32N51W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1026HPA/ 27N32W.
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 27N16W/ QSTNR/ WKN.
LOW JOSEPH/ 948HPA/ 54N41W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 960HPA/ 51N29W.
LOW CHANDRA/ 989HPA/ 46N15W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 956HPA/ 52N08W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 30N39W/ 33N31W/ 37N22W/ 41N17W/ 46N12W/ 51N09W/ MOV E 
30KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
W/SW 5 TO 7, BEING SOMETIMES 8, BECMG W/NW IN FAR NW FM NIGHT, 
GRADUALLY BECMG, FM MORNING, W 4 TO 5, BEING 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, IN 
N.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING W/NW 4 TO 5 M IN NW, GRADUALLY BECMG NW 
WAVES 4 TO 5 M, BEING 5 TO 6 M IN N.
21 - CASABLANCA:
S/SW 5 TO 6, INCR TO 6 TO 7 FM END OF DAY, SOMETIMES 8, BECMG W FM 
EARLY MORNING, DECR TO 4 TO 6 FM LATE MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BECMG TEMPO W/NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M DURING NIGHT AND 
MORNING, BECMG NW WAVES 5 TO 6 M FM AFTERNOON.
22 - AGADIR:
W QUAD 4 TO 5, INCR TO 5 TO 6 IN FAR N FM END OF DAY, BEING 3 TO 4 
IN FAR SE AND BECMG S QUAD NR COAST FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, TEMPO DECR TO 2.5 TO 3.5 M DURING NIGHT AND 
MORNING.
FORECASTERS: PONTE/MARQUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000205900

114

FQAZ68 LPMG 261759

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.
STORM WARNING IN ZONE 3(ALTAIR).
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONES 5(ACORES) AND 30(MILNE).  
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 31(MARSALA).  
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONE 3(ALTAIR).  
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 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 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1027HPA/ 32N51W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1026HPA/ 27N32W.
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 27N16W/ QSTNR/ WKN.
LOW JOSEPH/ 948HPA/ 54N41W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 960HPA/ 
51N29W.
LOW CHANDRA/ 989HPA/ 46N15W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 956HPA/ 
52N08W.
C-FRON WITH WAVES/ 30N39W/ 33N31W/ 37N22W/ 41N17W/ 
46N12W/ 51N09W/ MOV E 30KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
LOW/ 999HPA/ 41N61W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 992HPA/ 42N31W.
FRONTAL SYSTEM / 37N70W/ 41N61W/ 40N53W/ MOV E 40KT/ 
STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
W/NW 7 TO 9, BECMG 8 TO 10 IN FAR S.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG IN S MOD TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR.
W/NW WAVES 8 TO 10 M, INCR TEMPO 10 TO 11 M.
5 - ACORES:
W/NW 7 TO 9, BACK W/SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN NW.
W/NW WAVES 7 TO 10 M, BEING AT THE BEGINNING 5 TO 7 M 
IN SE.
7 - IRVING:
W QUAD 5 TO 7, DECR 3 TO 5 IN S.
GOOD VIS OCNL MOD.
W/NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, BEING 3 TO 5 M IN S AT THE 
BEGINNING, BECMG N/NW. 
30 - MILNE:
W/NW 7 TO 9, DECR 3 TO 5 IN N AND IN S BACK W/SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR.
NW WAVES 8 TO 11 M, DECR 6 TO 8 M.
31 - MARSALA:
IN N: W/NW 5 TO 7 OCNL 8 AT THE BEGINNING, BACK W/SW. 
IN S: N/NW 3 TO 5, BACK W/SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
IN N: N/NW WAVES 6 TO 8 M, DECR 5 TO 7 M.
IN S: N/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M, INCR 4 TO 6 M.
METEOROLOGISTS: MOTA/VIEGAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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