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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

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252

FQPO68 LPMG 271637

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 UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND CAPE S.VICENTE IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 271200UTC:
RIDGE/ 39N28W(1036HPA)/ 39N17W(1032HPA)/ 42N12W(1028HPA)/ 
43N08W(1024HPA)/ EXP 281200UTC/ 34N33W(1035HPA)/ 40N19W(1033HPA)/ 
42N13W(1031HPA)/ 43N02W(1029HPA).
C-FRONT/ 35N19W/ 37N13W/ 42N09W/ 45N03W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 29N18W/ 
32N11W/ 36N05W/ WEAK ACTIVITY.
LOW/ 1006HPA/ 49N07W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 1007HPA/ 54N03E.
NEW LOW/ 1006HPA/ 48N46W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 995HPA/ 52N30W.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 281800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
N/NW 4 TO 5, GRADUALLY BECMG SW 4 TO 6 IN NW AND N QUAD 2 TO 4 IN 
SE.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN FAR W DURING AFTERNOON.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING 4 TO 5 M IN NW UNTIL LATE NIGHT, DECR TO 
2.5 TO 3 M IN FAR SW FM MORNING.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
N/NE 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY BECMG N QUAD 2 TO 4 IN NW, BECMG SW 4 TO 5 IN 
FAR NW DURING AFTERNOON. 
GOOD VIS.
N/NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, BEING TEMPO 3.5 TO 4 M IN N UNTIL LATE 
NIGHT AND IN E FM MORNING.
16 - FINISTERRE:
N/NW 4 TO 5, DECR TO 3 TO 5 DURING NIGHT, BECMG W QUAD 2 TO 4 IN N 
FM MORNING.
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD FM MORNING.
NW WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M, DECR TO 3.5 TO 4 M LATER.
17 - PORTO:
N/NW 4 TO 6, BECMG 3 TO 4 IN FAR NW DURING NIGHT.
GOOD VIS.
NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, INCR TO 3 TO 4 M DURING NIGHT.
18 - S.VICENTE:
N 5 TO 6, BEING 3 TO 5 IN FAR SE SOON AND FM MORNING.
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD IN S SOON.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 4 M.
19 - CADIZ:
N QUAD 3 TO 5, BEING 2 TO 4 BETWEEN MIDDLE MORNING AND MIDDLE 
AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR NR STRAIT DURING NIGHT AND MORNING.
NW WAVES 1 TO 2 M, INCR TO 2 TO 2.5 M IN FAR SW FM EARLY MORNING.
FORECASTERS: CAFE/LOURENCO.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000135000

249

FQMD68 LPMG 271637

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).
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 22(AGADIR).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 271200UTC:
RIDGE/ 39N28W(1036HPA)/ 39N17W(1032HPA)/ 42N12W(1028HPA)/ 
43N08W(1024HPA)/ EXP 281200UTC/ 34N33W(1035HPA)/ 40N19W(1033HPA)/ 
42N13W(1031HPA)/ 43N02W(1029HPA).
C-FRONT/ 35N19W/ 37N13W/ 42N09W/ 45N03W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 29N18W/ 
32N11W/ 36N05W/ WEAK ACTIVITY.
LOW/ 1010HPA/ 27N13W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 1007HPA/ 27N06W.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 281800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
N/NE 5 TO 6, BEING 6 TO 7 IN FAR SE AND 4 TO 5 IN FAR NW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
N WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING N/NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3 M IN FAR N UNTIL LATE 
NIGHT. 
21 - CASABLANCA:
N/NE 5 TO 6, BEING N QUAD 3 TO 5 IN FAR NE. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN FAR N NR COAST.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 4 M IN W FM MORNING.
22 - AGADIR:
N/NE 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 IN FAR E LATER.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN FAR S NR COAST.
N/NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, BECMG N WAVES 3 TO 4 M FM LATE NIGHT.
FORECASTERS: CAFE/LOURENCO.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000182400

240

FQAZ68 LPMG 271628

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.
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 3(ALTAIR).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONE 30(MILNE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 271200UTC:
RIDGE/ 39N28W(1036HPA)/ 39N17W(1032HPA)/
42N12W(1028HPA)/ 43N08W(1024HPA)/ EXP 281200UTC/
34N33W(1035HPA)/ 40N19W(1033HPA)/ 42N13W(1031HPA)/ 
43N02W(1029HPA).
NEW LOW/ 1006HPA/ 48N46W/ EXP 281200UTC/
995HPA/ 52N30W.
LOW/ 995HPA/ 55N40W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 998HPA/
59N18W.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 38N65W/ 44N55W/ 43N45W/ 
47N34W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 42N47W/ 45N38W/ 52N30W/
48N20W/ WEAK TO MOD ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 36N50W/ 39N43W/ 39N38W/
40N37W/ 39N33W/ EXP 281200UTC/ 39N40W/ 40N33W/
38N28W/ 44N25W/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 281800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
IN W: S/SW 3 TO 5, VEER W/SW 4 TO 6.
IN E: W/SW 3 TO 5, BACK TEMPO S/SW.
GOOD VIS, OCNL MOD.
W/NW WAVES 3 TO 5, DECR 2 TO 4 M.
5 - ACORES: 
IN W: S/SW 3 TO 5 BEING VRB 2 TO 3 IN SE AT FIRST, 
VEER W/NW.
IN E: ANTICYCLONIC CIRC 2 TO 4, BECMG W/SW 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS, BECMG OCNL MOD TO POOR.
W/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M AT FIRST, DECR 2 TO 3 M.
7 - IRVING:
IN W: E/NE 3 TO 5 BEING VRB 2 TO 3 IN FAR NW.
IN E: N/NE 3 TO 5. 
GOOD VIS.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG N/NE IN FAR SW.
30 - MILNE:
IN N: W/SW 3 TO 5, INCR 5 TO 7 AND VEER W/SW AND IN N 
VEER W/NW.
IN S: W/SW 3 TO 5, INCR 4 TO 6.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG POOR TO VERY POOR IN N.
W QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING 2 TO 3 M IN FAR S.
31 - MARSALA:
IN N: S QUAD 2 TO 4, VEER W/SW.
IN S: E/SE 3 TO 4, DECR 2 TO 3. 
GOOD VIS.
W/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BECMG E QUAD IN FAR S.
METEOROLOGISTS: VIEGAS/ROIAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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