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0000233000 969 FQPO68 LPMG 281644 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 BETWEEN RIVER MINHO AND CAPE CARVOEIRO, IN ZONE 17(PORTO). GALE WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT) AND 16(FINISTERRE). VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT). HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT). II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 281200UTC: HIGH/ 1021HPA/ 52N02W/ EXP 291200UTC/ 1022HPA/ 42N01E. LOW/ 996HPA/ 40N26W/ EXP 291200UTC/ 976HPA/ 50N14W. FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 31N35W/ 35N28W/ 40N26W/ 39N21W/ MOV ENE 20KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY. C-FRONT/ 40N30W/ 45N25W/ 50N22W/ MOV ENE 25KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY. III - FORECAST VALID TO 291800UTC: 4 - CHARCOT: IN W: S QUAD 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD 6 TO 7. MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR, GRADUALLY BECMG GOOD TO MOD FM END OF DAY. S QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY BECMG W/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M IN W, BECMG W QUAD WAVES LATER. IN E: S QUAD 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY INCR TO 6 TO 8, GRADUALLY BECMG FM EARLY MORNING W QUAD 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR N. MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR, GRADUALLY BECMG GOOD TO MOD FM MORNING. NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY BECMG SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M. 6 - JOSEPHINE: S QUAD 5 TO 7, GRADUALLY BECMG W/NW 4 TO 6. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR. W QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3 TO 4 M IN FAR NW. 16 - FINISTERRE: S QUAD 4 TO 5, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 6 FM END OF DAY TO 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR. NW WAVES 2 TO 2.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M. 17 - PORTO: S QUAD 3 TO 4, SOMETIMES 5 IN FAR W, GRADUALLY INCR FM END OF DAY, TO 5 TO 7, AND BECMG W QUAD 4 TO 5 IN FAR NW FM AFTERNOON. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR. NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2.5 M, GRADUALLY BECMG SW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M. 18 - S.VICENTE: S QUAD 3 TO 4, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 6 IN N, BEING VAR 2 TO 3 IN FAR SE. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR FM AFTERNOON IN FAR NW. NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2 M, BECMG W/SW WAVES 2 TO 3 M IN N. 19 - CADIZ: E/SE 3 TO 4, SOMETIMES 5 NR STRAIT BEING VAR 2 TO 3 IN FAR S. GOOD TO MOD VIS. NW WAVES 1 M, BEING S QUAD WAVES 1 M IN N. FORECASTERS: FRADA/RODRIGUES. SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
