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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

			0000200700

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FQPO68 LPMG 261708

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.
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 35N27W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1022HPA/ 29N26W.
HIGH/ 1040HPA/ 59N23W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1048HPA/ 62N08W.
LOW/ 1008HPA/ 44N12W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1003HPA/ 38N12W.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
N QUAD 5 TO 7, BEING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR SE, GRADUALLY BECMG E/NE 
4 TO 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN E.
N QUAD WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M, BEING 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN FAR SE SOON, 
GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 5.5 M IN FAR N, GRADUALLY BECMG N/NE WAVES 3 
TO 4 M FM EARLY MORNING.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
N/NW 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, BEING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 IN FAR NE AND 
GRADUALLY BECMG E QUAD 5 TO 7.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN E.
N/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING 2 TO 3 M IN E UNTIL EARLY MORNING, BECMG 
N/NE 3 TO 4 M IN N LATER.
16 - FINISTERRE:
E QUAD 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 5, BEING S QUAD 3 TO 5 IN S 
SOON, INCR TO 5 TO 6 IN N LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN N.
N/NE WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BEING N QUAD 1.5 TO 2.5 M IN S
17 - PORTO:
S QUAD 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES VAR, GRADUALLY BECMG E QUAD 4 TO 6, INCR TO 
6 TO 7 IN S.  
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
N/NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, BECMG E QUAD WAVES AND INCR TO 2 TO 3.5 M 
IN SW.
18 - S.VICENTE:
S QUAD 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES VAR IN FAR SE SOON, GRADUALLY BECMG 
CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR N.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 1 TO 2 M, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG E 
QUAD WAVES IN FAR N LATER.
19 - CADIZ:
W/NW 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES VAR, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 4 TO 6 FM EARLY 
MORNING, BECMG S/SW 3 TO 5 LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
W/NW WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M.
FORECASTERS: PONTE/SIMOES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000093000

070

FQMD68 LPMG 261708

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 - NO WARNINGS.
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 35N27W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1022HPA/ 29N26W.
LOW/ 1008HPA/ 44N12W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1003HPA/ 38N12W.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
W/NW 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG N/NW 3 TO 5 IN SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 4 M IN FAR NE.
21 - CASABLANCA:
W QUAD 3 TO 5, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD WAVES 3.5 TO 3.5 M.
22 - AGADIR:
W QUAD 2 TO 4, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 2 TO 3 M.
FORECASTERS: PONTE/SIMOES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000238900

081

FQAZ68 LPMG 261710

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 3(ALTAIR) AND 30(MILNE). 
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 5(ACORES), 7(IRVING), 
30(MILNE) AND 31(MARSALA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR) AND 30(MILNE).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST 
OF FLORES AND CORVO ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 
5(ACORES).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST 
OF FLORES AND CORVO ISLANDS FROM AZORES IN ZONE 
5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 261200UTC:
HIGH/ 1026HPA/ 35N27W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1022HPA/ 29N26W.
HIGH/ 1040HPA/ 59N23W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1048HPA/ 62N08W.
LOW/ 1008HPA/ 44N12W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 1003HPA/ 38N12W.
LOW/ 968HPA/ 41N58W/ EXP 271200UTC/ 974HPA/ 45N53W.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 25N40W/ 37N36W/ 45N40W/ 50N41W/ 
EXP 271200UTC/ 28N36W/ 35N32W/ 45N36W/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 271800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
E/SE 5 TO 7 OCNL 8, BEING E/NE 4 TO 5 IN E.
GOOD VIS, BEING MOD TO POOR IN FAR W.
IN W: E/SE WAVES 3 TO 4 BEING N/NE IN E IN THE 
FIRST HALF, BECMG S/SW AND INCR 4 TO 5 M IN FAR NW.
IN E: N/NE WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BECMG E/NE.
5 – ACORES:
IN W: 
S/SE 4 TO 7, VEER W/SW 3 TO 4 IN SW.
POOR TO VERY POOR VIS.
S/SE WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BEING N QUAD IN E IN THE 
BEGINNING, BECMG S/SW AND INCR 3 TO 4 M.
IN E: 
N/NE 3 TO 5, VEER E/SE 4 TO 6 IN W. 
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN FAR SW.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG N/NE AND INCR 3 TO 4 M 
IN FAR NE.
7 – IRVING:
IN W: 
S/SE 4 TO 6, VEER S/SW.
POOR TO VERY POOR VIS.
S/SW WAVES 2 TO 3 M BEING W/NW IN E IN THE BEGINNING, 
BECMG W/SW.
IN E: 
N/NW 3 TO 4 BEING VRB 2 TO 3 IN W, BECMG S 3 TO 5 
IN W AND IN E VRB 2 TO 3.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR IN NW.
NW WAVES 1 TO 3 M, BECMG N.
30 – MILNE:
IN N: S/SE 5 TO 7, BECMG 6 TO 8. 
IN S: S QUAD 5 TO 7 BEING 2 TO 4 IN FAR SW IN THE 
BEGINNING, BECMG 3 TO 5. 
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR, BECMG TEMPO GOOD IN S.
S QUAD WAVES 4 TO 6 M, DECR 3 TO 5 M. 
31 - MARSALA:
S/SW 5 TO 7 BEING 2 TO 3 IN W IN THE BEGINNING, 
BECMG 3 TO 4 FROM W/SW.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR, BECMG TEMPO GOOD IN N.
S/SW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG W.
METEOROLOGISTS: VIEIRA/COSTA.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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