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0000230900 011 FQPO68 LPMG 071608 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 HEAVY WAVES WARNING UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE COAST FM RIVER MINHO TO RIVER GUADIANA IN ZONES 17(PORTO) AND 18(S.VICENTE). HEAVY WAVES WARNING IN ZONES 4(CHARCOT), 6(JOSEPHINE), 16(FINISTERRE) AND 17(PORTO). II - WEATHER SUMMARY AT 071200UTC: HIGH/ 1023HPA/ 35N28W/ EXP 081200UTC/ 1027HPA/ 34N47W. LOW/ 985HPA/ 55N18W/ EXP 081200UTC/ 991HPA/ 57N22W. C-FRONT/ 30N35W/ 32N27W/ 34N20W/ 37N14W/ 39N10W/ 44N05W/ 49N05W/ MOV E 20KT/ MOD ACTIVITY. FRONTAL SYSTEM/ 32N54W/ 34N50W/ 39N41W/ 43N38W/ 46N36W/ 52N37W/ 51N45W/ 52N37W/ 47N29W/ MOV E/NE 30KT/ MOD TO STRG ACTIVITY. III - FORECAST VALID TO 081800UTC: 4 - CHARCOT: W/NW 4 TO 5, BEING 5 TO 6 IN FAR E, BECMG SW 5 TO 7 IN W FM END OF DAY, BECMG W QUAD 4 TO 6 IN FAR W FM MIDDLE OF MORNING, BECMG VAR 2 TO 3 IN FAR SE FM MORNING. GOOD TO MOD VIS, SOMETIMES POOR IN W FM MORNING. NW WAVES 3.5 TO 5 M, BEING 5 TO 6.5 M IN NW, GRADUALLY BECMG W/NW WAVES 4 TO 5 M. 6 - JOSEPHINE: N QUAD 3 TO 5, GRADUALLY BECMG VAR 2 TO 4, AND SW 4 TO 5 IN FAR NW FM NIGHT, INCR TO 5 TO 6 IN FAR NW FM MORNING. GOOD TO MOD VIS. NW WAVES 3.5 TO 5 M, BEING 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN FAR SE UNTIL EARLY MORNING, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4 M. 16 - FINISTERRE: W/NW 5 TO 6, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4 FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BECMG W QUAD FM MORNING, BECMG SW 4 TO 5 IN FAR NW FM AFTERNOON. GOOD TO MOD VIS. W/NW WAVES 3 TO 4 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 5 M. 17 - PORTO: NW 4 TO 5, GRADUALLY DECR TO 3 TO 4 DURING NIGHT, BECMG VAR 2 TO 3 FM LATE MORNING. GOOD TO MOD VIS. NW WAVES 2.5 TO 3.5 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 3.5 TO 5 M. 18 - S.VICENTE: N/NW 4 TO 5, BECMG N QUAD 3 TO 4 FM END OF DAY, BEING W 2 TO 4 IN S UNTIL EARLY MORNING, DECR TO 2 TO 3 IN FAR NW FM AFTERNOON. GOOD TO MOD VIS. NW WAVES 2 TO 3 M, GRADUALLY INCR TO 4 TO 4.5 M IN NW AND TO 3 TO 4 M IN SE. 19 - CADIZ: W QUAD 2 TO 4, SOMETIMES VAR, TEMPO INCR TO 3 TO 4, SOMETIMES 5 DURING NIGHT, BECMG N QUAD 3 TO 4 FM MIDDLE OF NIGHT. GOOD TO MOD VIS. W/NW WAVES 1 TO 2 M, INCR TO 1.5 TO 2.5 M. FORECASTERS: MARQUES/GOMES. SOURCE: INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA.
