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0000224000 642 FQPO67 LPMG 170420 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 VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER MINHO AND CAPE ROCA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE). VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE). II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 170000UTC: RIDGE/ 57N07W(1028HPA)/ 47N11W(1018HPA)/ 39N12W(1015HPA)/ MOV E 10KT/ NOSIG. LOW/ 1005HPA/ 38N21W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 1012HPA/ 39N18W. FRONTAL WAVE/ 30N18W/ 35N18W/ 38N21W/ 43N20W/ 47N19W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 30N15W/ 35N16W/ 39N18W/ 44N19W/ 46N14W/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY. FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 32N52W/ 40N45W/ 38N37W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 36N40W/ 42N28W/ 46N27W/ 42N23W/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY. LOW/ 992HPA/ 40N45W/ EXP 180000UTC/ 995HPA/ 46N27W. III - FORECAST VALID TO 180600UTC: 4 - CHARCOT: S QUAD 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR NW FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BEING 2 TO 4 IN FAR E, BEING TEMPO VAR 2 TO 4 IN W UNTIL EARLY NIGHT. GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO POOR. SW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BEING TEMPO N QUAD WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M IN FAR E UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. 6 - JOSEPHINE: CYCLONIC 4 TO 6, BEING E/SE 2 TO 4 IN FAR E, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD 3 TO 5 IN W AND S QUAD 2 TO 4 IN E. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR. W QUAD WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, BEING 1 TO 1.5 M IN FAR E, BEING TEMPO S/SW WAVES 2.5 TO 3 M IN NW SOON. 16 - FINISTERRE: VAR 2 TO 4, BEING E/SE 4 TO 5 IN N, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 2 TO 4 FM LATE MORNING. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR NR COAST. N QUAD WAVES 1 TO 2 M, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD WAVES. 17 - PORTO: E QUAD 2 TO 3. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR NR COAST. W/NW WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M. 18 - S.VICENTE: E/SE 2 TO 4, BEING 4 TO 5 IN FAR SE AND VAR 2 TO 3 IN FAR SW. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR NR COAST TO N FM CAPE ROCA. NW WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M, BECMG W QUAD WAVES, BEING E QUAD WAVES 1.5 TO 2 M IN FAR SE. 19 - CADIZ: E QUAD 4 TO 6, BEING VAR 2 TO 4 IN FAR S DURING MORNING AND IN FAR N DURING AFTERNOON. GOOD TO MOD VIS. E QUAD WAVES 1 TO 2 M. FORECASTERS: CAFE/LOURENCO. SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
