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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

			0000289300

920

FQPO67 LPMG 240325

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 ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
STRONG GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN CAPE 
CARVOEIRO AND TO RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 
18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND TO 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 TO RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
WAVES SGREATER THAN 2 M NR COAST BETWEEN CAPE S.VICENTE AND TO RIVER 
GUADIANA IN ZONE 18(S.VICENTE).
STORM WARNING IN ZONES 6(JOSEPHINE), 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), FINISTERRE) AND 19(CADIZ).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 
16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO), 18(S.VICENTE) AND 19(CADIZ).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 
16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO), 18(S.VICENTE) AND 19 (CADIZ).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 240000UTC:
HIGH/ 1031HPA/ 33N30W/ EXP 250000UTC / 1030HPA/ 30N21W.
LOW/ 980HPA/ 52N34W/ EXP 250000UTC/ 982HPA/ 51N14W.
LOW/ 991HPA/ 42N14W/ EXP 250000UTC/ 1015HPA/ 35N02W.
LOW/ 1011HPA/ 41N39W/ EXP 250000UTC/ 1015HPA/ 41N22W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 37N47W/ 41N39W/ 44N36W/ 47N30W/ MOV ENE/ 30KT/ MOD 
ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 250600UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
W QUAD 6 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9 IN FAR NE LATER, BECMG VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR 
SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 9 TO 12 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 6 TO 8 M.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
NW 6 TO 8, BEING 9 TO 10 IN FAR EAST UNTIL EARLY MORNING, GRADUALLY 
BECMG W QUAD 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN N.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 9 M, TEMPO 9 TO 12 M IN NE, GRADUALLY DECR 5 TO 6 M.
16 - FINISTERRE:
W QUAD 6 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9 IN FAR NW LATER.
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 9 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 6 TO 8.
17 - PORTO:
N QUAD 6 TO 8, BEING 8 TO 10 IN FAR SW SOON, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD 
6 TO 7.
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 9 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 6 TO 7.
18 - S.VICENTE:
W/NW 7 TO 8, TEMPO 9 TO 10 UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DECR TO 
5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR N.
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 11 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 6 TO 7 M.
19 - CADIZ:
W/NW 6 TO 7, TEMPO 8 TO 9 IN FAR SW BETWEEN MIDDLE MORNING AND O 
MIDDLE AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DECR TO 5 TO 6.
MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR DURING MORNING.
W/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BEING 6 TO 7 M IN S, BEING W/SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M 
IN 
FAR N.
FORECASTERS: FRADA/RODRIGUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000147700

917

FQMD67 LPMG 240325

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 ISLANDS 
IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA).
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONE 21(CASABLANCA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA), 21(CASABLANCA) AND 
22(AGADIR).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 240000UTC:
HIGH/ 1031HPA/ 33N30W/ EXP 250000UTC / 1030HPA/ 30N21W.
LOW/ 991HPA/ 42N14W/ EXP 250000UTC/ 1015HPA/ 35N02W.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 250600UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
IN W:
N QUAD 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG W 5 TO 6, AND VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR S.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 5 TO 8 M, DECR TO 4 TO 5.5 M LATER.
IN E:
NW 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 IN FAR NE UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING, GRADUALLY 
BECMG W/NW 3 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6 IN FAR N LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 5 TO 8 M, DECR TO 4 TO 5.5 M LATER.
21 - CASABLANCA:
W/NW 7 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9 IN FAR NE BETWEEN MIDDLE MORNING AND MIDDLE 
AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 5, BECMG W 5 TO 6 IN FAR N LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 6 TO 8 M, TEMPO 7 TO 9 M.
22 - AGADIR:
N/NW 6 TO 7, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 5.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, TEMPO 7 TO 7.5 M IN N.
FORECASTERS: FRADA/RODRIGUES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000186400

932

FQAZ67 LPMG 240543

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), 5(ACORES) AND 
30(MILNE).  
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES), 
7(IRVING) AND 30(MILNE).  
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF 
FLORES, CORVO, FAIAL, PICO, S.JORGE, GRACIOSA AND 
TERCEIRA 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 240000UTC: 
HIGH/ 1031HPA/ 33N30W/ EXP 
250000UTC / 1030HPA/ 30N21W.
LOW/ 980HPA/ 52N34W/ EXP 250000UTC/ 
982HPA/ 51N14W.
LOW/ 1011HPA/ 41N39W/ EXP 250000UTC/ 
1015HPA/ 41N22W.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 37N47W/ 41N39W/ 
44N36W/ 47N30W/ MOV ENE/ 30KT/ 
MOD ACTIVITY. 
III - FORECAST VALID TO 250600UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
W QUAD 5 TO 7, BACK S/SW AND IN FAR E BACK S QUAD 
3 TO 5.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR.
W/NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, DECR 4 TO 6 M AND IN W BECMG 
W/SW.
5 - ACORES:
W/SW 4 TO 6, BEING 5 TO 7 IN NW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, OCNL POOR TO VERY POOR IN N.
W/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, DECR 3 TO 5 M.
7 - IRVING:
ANTICYCLONIC CIRC 2 TO 4, BECMG S/SW 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS, BECMG OCNL MOD IN W.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M, DECR GRADUALLY 2 TO 3 M. 
30 - MILNE:
IN N: N/NW 3 TO 5, BACK W/SW 6 TO 8.
IN S: W/SW 5 TO 7, INCR 6 TO 8.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BEING POOR TO VERY POOR IN S 
DURING FIRST HALF.
W/NW WAVES 3 TO 5 M, BECMG W/SW AND IN FAR NW 
INCR 5 TO 6 M.
31 - MARSALA:
S/SW 3 TO 5, BEING 5 OR 6 IN N.
GOOD VIS OCNL MOD TO POOR.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, DECR 2 TO 3 M IN S AND IN N 
BECMG W/NW.
METEOROLOGISTS: MOTA/VIEIRA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA 
ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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