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bulletins METAREAs - Mainland zone

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329

FQPO68 LPMG 121655

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 UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN CAPE CARVOEIRO 
AND RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER 
MINHO AND RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO), 18(S.VICENTE) AND 
19(CADIZ).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 16(FINISTERRE), 17(PORTO), 
18(S.VICENTE) AND 19(CADIZ).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE) AND 
18(S.VICENTE).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 121200UTC:
LOW CLAUDIA/ 980HPA/ 46N21W/ EXP 131200UTC/ 984HPA/ 45N20W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 26N31W/ 29N22W/ 34N14W/ 38N11W/ 41N09W/ 46N08W/ 
50N12W/ MOV E/NE 10KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 131800UTC:
4 - CHARCOT:
IN W:
W QUAD 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, DECR TO 4 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6 IN FAR N, IN 
E FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BECMG W/NW 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, IN FAR W FM 
MORNING.  
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD TO POOR.
W/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 3.5 TO 5 M.
IN E:
S/SW 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR N, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 3 TO 5 FM 
MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BECMG W IN W FM MORNING.
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD TO POOR.
W QUAD WAVES 4 TO 5 M, DECR TO 3 TO 3.5 M.
6 - JOSEPHINE:
W QUAD 4 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6, INCR TO 6 TO 7 IN FAR SE FM END OF DAY 
AND UNTIL LATE MORNING, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, IN W 
FM EARLY MORNING. 
GOOD VIS, SOMETIMES MOD TO POOR.
NW WAVES 3.5 TO 5 M, BEING W QUAD WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN E.
16 - FINISTERRE:
S/SW 5 TO 6, TEMPO DECR TO 4 TO 5 DURING NIGHT, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 
TO 7 IN FAR S FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, SOMETIMES 8 LATER IN MORNING, DECR 
TO 3 TO 4 IN FAR W FM AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR FM MORNING.
W/SW WAVES 2.5 TO 4 M.
17 - PORTO:
SW 4 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6, INCR TO 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, FM MIDDLE OF 
NIGHT, BEING, IN FAR W, S QUAD 4 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6, BECMG W/SW FM 
MIDDLE OF AFTERNOON. 
MOD TO POOR VIS, SOMETIMES VERY POOR.
SW WAVES 3 TO 4.5 M.
18 - S.VICENTE:
S QUAD 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, INCR TO 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, FM END OF 
DAY, BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6 IN W FM MIDDLE OF AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR.
W/SW WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M, BECMG SW WAVES AND INCR TO 4 TO 5 M.
19 - CADIZ:
S QUAD 4 TO 5, SOMETIMES 6 FM END OF DAY, INCR TO 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 
7, FM EARLY MORNING, INCR TO 6 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, FM AFTERNOON. 
GOOD TO MOD VIS, BECMG POOR TO VERY POOR FM AFTERNOON.
W QUAD WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY BECMG SW WAVES 3 TO 4.5 M.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/GOMES. 
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Madeira zone

			0000173200

320

FQMD68 LPMG 121655

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).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF MADEIRA 
ISLANDS IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF MADEIRA ISLANDS 
IN ZONE 8(MADEIRA).
STRONG GALE WARNING IN ZONE 21(CASABLANCA).
GALE WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA) AND 22(AGADIR).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA), 21(CASABLANCA) AND 
22(AGADIR).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 8(MADEIRA) AND 21(CASABLANCA).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 121200UTC:
LOW CLAUDIA/ 980HPA/ 46N21W/ EXP 131200UTC/ 984HPA/ 45N20W.
FRONTAL WAVE/ 26N31W/ 29N22W/ 34N14W/ 38N11W/ 41N09W/ 46N08W/ 
50N12W/ MOV E/NE 10KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
III - FORECAST VALID TO 131800UTC:
8 - MADEIRA:
W QUAD 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, INCR TO 5 TO 7 FM NIGHT, SOMETIMES 8 
DURING NIGHT, DECR TO 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, FM MORNING.
MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR.
W QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 5 M.
21 - CASABLANCA:
S/SW 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, GRADUALLY BECMG S QUAD 6 TO 8, SOMETIMES 
9, FM NIGHT, BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6 IN W FM AFTERNOON. 
MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR.
W QUAD WAVES 3 TO 4.5 M, INCR TO 4 TO 5 M.
22 - AGADIR:
S QUAD 4 TO 6, GRADUALLY INCR TO 5 TO 7, SOMETIMES 8, FM END OF DAY, 
BECMG W/SW 5 TO 6 FM MIDDLE OF AFTERNOON. 
MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR.
W QUAD WAVES 2.5 TO 4 M, INCR TO 3 TO 4.5 M.
FORECASTERS: MARQUES/GOMES. 
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.


		

bulletins METAREAs - Arq. Azores zone

			0000174100

344

FQAZ68 LPMG 121720

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.
GALE WARNING IN ZONE 3(ALTAIR).
VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 30(MILNE) AND 31(MARSALA).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 3(ALTAIR), 5(ACORES), 
7(IRVING), 30(MILNE) AND 31(MARSALA).
NEAR GALE WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF ALL 
ISLANDS FROM ACORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST OF ALL
ISLANDS FROM ACORES IN ZONE 5(ACORES).
II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 121200UTC:
LOW CLAUDIA/ 980HPA/ 46N21W/ EXP 131200UTC/ 984HPA/ 
45N20W.
HIGH/ 1021HPA/ 34N42W/ EXP 131200UTC/ 1019HPA/ 29N39W.
C-FRONT WITH WAVES/ 32N56W/ 39N51W/ 45N50W/ 49N51W/ 
52N53W/ MOV E/NE 20KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY.
NEW LOW/ 121800UTC/ 1010HPA/ 43N45W/ EXP 131200UTC/ 
1008HPA/ 43N42W. 
III - FORECAST VALID TO 131800UTC:
3 - ALTAIR:
N/NW 6 TO 8, DECR 5 TO 7.
GOOD VIS, OCNL MOD.
N QUAD WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BEING IN N 6 TO 7 M DURING FIRST
HALF.
5 – ACORES:
N/NW 5 TO 7, BACK W/NW AND DECR IN FAR SW 3 TO 5.
GOOD VIS, OCNL MOD.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M. 
7 – IRVING
W/NW 5 TO 7 AT FIRST, VEER N/NW AND DECR 3 TO 5 IN W.
GOOD VIS, BEING AT FIRST IN E MOD OCNL POOR.
N/NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M, DECR IN SW 3 TO 4 M.
30 – MILNE:
N/NW 3 TO 5, BACK IN W S QUAD AND IN FAR E E QUAD.
GOOD VIS, BECMG POOR OCNL VERY POOR IN SW.
N/NE WAVES 3 TO 5 M.
31 - MARSALA:
N/NW 3 TO 5, BACK GRADUALLY W/SW AND IN S DECR 2 TO 4.
GOOD VIS, BECMG POOR TO VERY POOR IN FAR NW.
N/NE WAVES 3 TO 4 M, BEING IN FAR NE 4 TO 5 M AT FIRST.
METEOROLOGISTS: ROIAS/VIEGAS.
SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E 
DA ATMOSFERA – PORTUGAL.


		

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