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0000260601 FQPO68 LPMG 081506 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 TO MUITO FORTE UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER MINHO AND CAPE CARVOEIRO IN ZONE 17(PORTO). VERY POOR VIS WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST BETWEEN RIVER MINHO AND CAPE DE S.VICENTE IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE). GALE WARNING IN ZONES 6(JOSEPHINE) AND 17(PORTO). VERY POOR VIS WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 16(FINISTERRE) AND 17(PORTO). HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONE 4(CHARCOT). II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 081200 UTC: RIDGE/ 30N45W (1027HPA)/ 27N33W (1025HPA)/ 31N17W (1020HPA)/ 38N09W (1015HPA)/ QSTNR/ WKN. LOW/ 966HPA/ 51N19W/ EXP 081200UTC/ 973HPA/ 54N11W. C-FRONT/ 30N35W/ 35N22W/ 40N16W/ 45N12W/ 48N08W/ MOV E/SE 20KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY. III - FORECAST VALID TO 091800 UTC: 4 - CHARCOT: W QUAD 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN FAR N UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING, BECMG W/NW. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR IN FAR SE UNTIL MIDDLE NIGHT. NW WAVES 4 TO 6 M, BEING W WAVES 3 TO 4 M IN FAR SE UNTIL END OF DAY. 6 - JOSEPHINE: W QUAD 4 TO 6, BEING CYCLONIC 6 TO 8 IN FAR NE UNTIL MIDDLE NIGHT, GRADUALLY BECMG NW. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR TO VERY POOR IN EAST UNTIL MIDDLE NIGHT. NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, BEING 1.5 TO 2.5 M IN FAR SE UNTIL END OF DAY, INCR TO 3.5 TO 4.5 M IN FAR NW. 16 - FINISTERRE: S/SW 4 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 IN N UNTIL END OF DAY, GRADUALLY BECMG W. GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO POOR TO VERY POOR UNTIL LATE MORNING. W/SW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 3.5 TO 4.5 M. 17 - PORTO: S/SW 4 TO 6, BECMG CYCLONIC 6 TO 8 FM END OF DAY IN S, GRADUALLY BECMG W/NW, DECR TO 4 TO 5 FM MIDDLE OF MORNING. GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO POOR TO VERY POOR UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING. W/NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY BECMG NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M. 18 - S.VICENTE: W/SW 3 TO 5, INCR FM END OF DAY PARA 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7, GRADUALLY BECMG FM EARLY MORNING NW 4 TO 5. GOOD TO MOD VIS, TEMPO POOR TO VERY POOR BETWEEN EARLY NIGHT AND LATE MORNING. NW WAVES 1.5 TO 2 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 2 TO 3 M. 19 - CADIZ: VAR 2 TO 4, GRADUALLY BECMG W QUAD 4 TO 5, INCR TO 5 TO 6 FM MIDDLE OF MORNING. GOOD VIS, TEMPO MOD TO POOR FM MIDDLE OF MORNING AND NR COAST IN FAR SE DURING NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. W/NW WAVES 1 TO 1.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 1.5 TO 2 M, BEING WAVES LESS THAN 1 M IN FAR N UNTIL MIDDLE MORNING. FORECASTER: MADALENA RODRIGUES. SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
