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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

			0000298100

752

FQPO68 LPMG 211703

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 FM RIVER MINHO TO 
CAPE CARVOEIRO IN ZONE 17(PORTO).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST FM RIVER MINHO TO 
RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
STORM WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT) AND 16(FINISTERRE).
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 17(PORTO).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 16(FINISTERRE) AND 
17(PORTO).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 
16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 211200UTC:
LOW/ 971HPA/ 51N11W/ EXP 221200UTC/ 983HPA/ 52N05W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 37N20W/ 38N13W/ 40N09W/ 44N05W/ 47N04W/ 50N04W/ 
51N11W/ MOV ESE 10KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
LOW INGRID/ 1010HPA/ 43N39W/ EXP 221200UTC/ 980HPA/ 45N16W.
FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 31N60W/ 36N52W/ 40N45W/ 43N39W/ 41N31W/ MOV E 30KT/ 
MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY
III - FORECAST VALID TO 221800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
NW 5 TO 7, BEING 7 TO 8 IN E, TEMPO BECMG W QUAD 4 TO 5 DURING 
NIGHT, BECMG W QUAD 6 TO 8 IN W FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, SOMETIMES 9 TO 
10 IN FAR N FM MORNING.
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 10 M, TEMPO DECR TO 4.5 TO 6 M IN W DURING NIGHT AND 
TO 6 TO 7 M IN E DURING MORNING, INCR TO 6 TO 9 M.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
NW 5 TO 7, TEMPO DECR TO 4 TO 5 DURING NIGHT, BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6, 
BEING 6 TO 7 IN FAR N, FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BECMG NW IN W FM 
AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR.
NW WAVES 5 TO 7.5 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 4 TO 6 M, BEING 3.5 TO 5 M IN 
FAR S UNTIL END OF DAY.
16 - FINISTERRE:
W/NW 7 TO 8, SOMETIMES 9, DECR TO 5 TO 6 TO DURING NIGHT, TEMPO 
BECMG W/SW 4 TO 5 DURING MORNING, BECMG S/SW 6 TO 7 FM LATE MORNING, 
BECMG W/SW 7 TO 9, SOMETIMES 10, FM AFTERNOON. 
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 7 TO 9 M, GRADUALLY DECR TO 5.5 TO 7.5 M. 
17 - PORTO:
NW 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8 IN FAR N IN EARLY NIGHT, DECR TO 4 TO 5 FM 
END OF DAY, BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6 FM MORNING, INCR TO 6 TO 8 FM LATE 
MORNING, BECMG W/NW FM AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
NW WAVES 6 TO 8 M, BEING 8 TO 8.5 M IN FAR NW UNTIL END OF DAY AND 
4.5 TO 6 M IN FAR E SOON, GRADUALLY DECR TO 5 TO 6.5 M.
18 - S.VICENTE:
NW 5 TO 6, DECR TO 4 TO 5 FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BECMG W/SW FM MORNING, 
INCR TO 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, FM LATE MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR NR COAST.
NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, DECR TO 4.5 TO 5.5 M, BEING 3.5 TO 5 M IN SE 
UNTIL MIDDLE NIGHT. 
19 - CADIZ:
SW 5 TO 7, BECMG NW 5 TO 6 FM NIGHT, DECR TO 4 TO 5 FM MIDDLE OF 
NIGHT, BECMG W 3 TO 4 DURING MORNING, BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6 FM 
AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
W QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, INCR TO 4 TO 4.5 M IN FAR SW FM AFTERNOON, 
BEING 2 TO 3 M IN N.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/GOMES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000146800

749

FQMD68 LPMG 211703

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). 
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA), 21(CASABLANCA) AND 
22(AGADIR).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 211200UTC:
HIGH/ 1031HPA/ 31N35W/ EXP 221200UTC/ 1029HPA/ 31N44W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 37N20W/ 38N13W/ 40N09W/ 44N05W/ 47N04W/ 50N04W/ 
51N11W/ MOV ESE 10KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
LOW INGRID/ 1010HPA/ 43N39W/ EXP 221200UTC/ 980HPA/ 45N16W.
FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 31N60W/ 36N52W/ 40N45W/ 43N39W/ 41N31W/ MOV E 30KT/ 
MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY
III - FORECAST VALID TO 221800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
W/NW 4 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6 IN E UNTIL END OF DAY AND IN FAR N FM 
MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING 2 TO 3 M IN SE, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3.5 TO 
5.5 M.
21 - CASABLANCA:
NW 5 TO 6, BEING SW 5 TO 7 IN FAR E NR COAST UNTIL END OF DAY, 
GRADUALLY BECMG NW 4 TO 5 FM NIGHT, BECMG W QUAD 3 TO 4, SOMETIMES 
5, FM MORNING, INCR TO 4 TO 5 FM AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR DURING NIGHT.
NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4.5 TO 5.5 M.
22 - AGADIR:
W/NW 4 TO 5, DECR TO 3 TO 4 FM MORNING.
GOOD TO MOD VIS.
NW WAVES 3 TO 3.5 M, INCR TO 4 TO 5 M FM AFTERNOON.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/GOMES.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000178000

761

FQAZ68 LPMG 211715

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.
STRG GALE WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR) AND 30(MILNE).  
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONE 3(ALTAIR).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES) AND 
30(MILNE).  
NEAR 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 211200UTC:
HIGH/ 1031HPA/ 31N35W/ EXP 221200UTC/ 1029HPA/ 31N44W.
LOW INGRID/ 1010HPA/ 43N39W/ EXP 221200UTC/ 980HPA/ 
45N16W.
FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 31N60W/ 36N52W/ 40N45W/ 43N39W/ 
41N31W/ MOV E 30KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 35N56W/ 39N50W/ 43N45W/ 50N40W/ 
52N40W/ MOV E 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 221800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
IN W: W/SW 5 TO 7 AT FIRST, VEER W/NW 7 TO 9.
IN E: W QUAD 3 TO 5 AT FIRST, INCR 7 TO 9.
POOR TO VERY POOR VIS, BECMG GOOD.
W/NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M, INCR 6 TO 8 M.
5 - ACORES:
W/NW 4 TO 6, INCR 5 TO 7 AND VEER N/NW.
MOD TO POOR VIS, BECMG GOOD TO MOD.
NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BEING IN FAR S 3 TO 4 M.
7 - IRVING:
N/NW 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR IN FAR NW.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR 3 TO 4 M IN NE. 
30 - MILNE:
W QUAD 5 TO 7, INCR IN N 7 TO 9 AND VEER N/NW.
MOD TO POOR VIS, BECMG GOOD TO MOD.
W/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BECMG N/NW AND INCR IN N 7 TO 9 M.
31 - MARSALA:
W QUAD 4 TO 6 BEING IN FAR S VRB 2 OR 3 DURING FIRST 
HALF, VEER N QUAD 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS, BECMG IN N MOD TO POOR.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M.
METEOROLOGISTS: ROIAS/VIEIRA/VIEGAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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