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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 ZONES 5(ACORES) AND 30(MILNE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES) AND 
30(MILNE).
VERY POOR VIS 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 OF AZORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 041200UTC:
HIGH/ 1030HPA/ 34N22W/ EXP 051200UTC/ 1027HPA/ 34N17W.
LOW/ 969HPA/ 52N37W/ EXP 051200UTC/ 968HPA/ 55N21W.
C-FRONT/ 38N45W/ 40N40W/ 45N45W/ 50N45W/ MOV ENE/ 
35KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 41N21W/ 40N18W/ 41N16W/ 37N10W/ 
38N10W/ MOV E/ 20KT/ WEAK TO MOD ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 051800UTC:
3 – ALTAIR:
W QUAD 6 TO 8 OCNL 9 IN NW, DECR 4 TO 6 AND IN W BACK 
AT THE END S/SW.
GOOD TO MOD VIS, OCNL POOR.
IN N: W/NW WAVES 6 TO 8 M BEING OCNL 8 TO 10 M.
IN S: W/NW WAVES 5 TO 7 M.
5 – ACORES:
SW 4 TO 6, VEER TEMPO IN FAR NW W/NW 3 OR 4.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR IN NW.
N/NW WAVES 2 TO 4 M BEING AT FIRST IN FAR NW W/NW, INCR 
4 TO 6 M IN NW. 
7 – IRVING:
VRB 2 TO 4, BECMG IN W S/SW 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS, OCNL MOD.
N QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, INCR IN FAR NW 3 TO 4 M.
30 – MILNE:
IN N: 
W/NW 7 TO 9, DECR 3 TO 5 AND BACK S/SW.
GOOD VIS, BECMG MOD TO POOR AT THE END.
W/NW WAVES 7 TO 9 M BEING AT FIRST IN N 9 TO 11 M, DECR
4 TO 5 M.
IN S: 
W QUAD 5 TO 7, BECMG TEMPO VRB 2 TO 4 AND AT THE END 
BACK S/SW 4 OR 5.
MOD TO POOR VIS OCNL VERY POOR.
W/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BEING IN FAR N AT FIRST 6 TO 7 M.
31 - MARSALA:
S/SW 3 TO 5, INCR 4 TO 6 IN N. 
GOOD VIS, BEING OCNL MOD TO POOR.
N QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, BEING IN N W/NW 3 TO 4 M.
METEOROLOGISTS: ROIAS/VIEGAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.