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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQST02 SBBR 180400

1 31 05 02 12 20

SECURITE

WEATHER AND SEA BULLETIN ISSUED 18/MAY/2026 0000Z

DATE AND TIME UTC

PRESSURE HPA

WINDS BEAUFORT SCALE

WAVES HEIGHT METER

PART ONE WARNINGS

WARNING NR 242/2026

NEAR GALE WARNING

ISSUED AT 1300 SUN 17/MAY/2026

OCEANIC AREA BETWEEN 32S051W, 32S044W, 31S043W AND

29S049W STARTING AT 180000. WIND SW/S 7 WITH GUSTS.

VALID UNTIL 181800.

WARNING NR 243/2026

ROUGH/VERY ROUGH SEA WARNING

ISSUED AT 1300 SUN 17/MAY/2026

OCEANIC AREA BETWEEN 34S053W, 29S049W, 31S043W AND

36S048W STARTING AT 181200. WAVES SW/S 3.0/5.0.

VALID UNTIL 201200.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WARNING NR 241/2026.

WARNING NR 244/2026

NEAR GALE WARNING

ISSUED AT 1300 SUN 17/MAY/2026

OCEANIC AREA BETWEEN 25S048W, 26S046W, 29S047W AND

29S049W STARTING AT 180000. WIND SW/SE 7 WITH GUSTS.

VALID UNTIL 190000.

WARNING NR 245/2026

VERY ROUGH SEA WARNING

ISSUED AT 1300 SUN 17/MAY/2026

OCEANIC AREA BETWEEN 36S048W, 30S042W, 30S030W AND

36S030W STARTING AT 182100. WAVES SW/S 4.0/6.0.

VALID UNTIL 220000.

WARNING NR 246/2026

GALE/SEVERE GALE WARNING

ISSUED AT 1300 SUN 17/MAY/2026

OCEANIC AREA BETWEEN 36S035W, 36S020W, 30S020W AND

30S035W STARTING AT 180900. WIND NW/SW 8 WITH GUSTS 9.

VALID UNTIL 190900.

PART TWO WEATHER ANALYSIS AT 180000

HIGH 1018 31S027W. LOW 1010 30S041W. FRONTOGENESIS

29S042W, 28S045W AND 27S048W. FRONTOLYSIS 35S035W,

34S044W AND 30S049W. C-FRONT 30S020W, 27S023W AND

25S027W MOVING TO NE AT 5 KT. TROPICAL WAVE 11N020W,

06N018W AND 01S021W MOVING TO W AT 5 KT.

INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ) 06N023W, 05N030W,

06N040W AND 05N049W.

PART THREE WEATHER FCST VALID FM 181200 TO 191200

AREA ALFA (FM CHUI TO LAGUNA)

ISOL SHWRS. WIND SW/S 4/6 WITH GUSTS S OF 32S AND 5/7

WITH GUSTS 8 BECMG 3/5 ELSE. WAVES SW/S 1.5/2.5 BECMG

2.5/5.0. VIS MOD DURING SHWRS.

AREA BRAVO (FM LAGUNA TO ARRAIAL DO CABO OCEANIC)

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SW/SE 5/7

WITH GUSTS 8 W OF 046W AND NW/SW 3/5 WITH GUSTS 7 ELSE.

WAVES SW/S 1.0/1.5, BECMG 2.0/3.0 S OF 26S. VIS MOD/POOR

DURING SHWRS.

AREA CHARLIE (FM LAGUNA TO ARRAIAL DO CABO SHORE)

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SW/SE 5/7

WITH GUSTS 8 S OF 25S AND NW/SW 2/4 WITH GUSTS 6 ELSE.

WAVES SW/S 0.5/1.5, BECMG 2.0/3.0 S OF 24S. VIS MOD/POOR

DURING SHWRS.

AREA DELTA (FM ARRAIAL DO CABO TO CARAVELAS)

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS S OF 22S. WIND

NE/NW 3/5 BACK NW/SW 2/4. WAVES SW/S 0.5/1.5. VIS

MOD/POOR DURING SHWRS.

AREA ECHO (FM CARAVELAS TO SALVADOR)

ISOL SHWRS. WIND SE/NE 2/3. WAVES SW/SE 0.5/1.5. VIS MOD

DURING SHWRS.

AREA FOXTROT (FM SALVADOR TO NATAL)

ISOL SHWRS. WIND SE/E 2/4. WAVES SW/SE, OCNL NE/N N OF

07S, 0.5/1.5. VIS MOD DURING SHWRS.

AREA GOLF (FM NATAL TO SAO LUIS)

ISOL SHWRS. WIND SE/NE 3/5. WAVES NE/N 1.0/1.7. VIS

MOD/POOR DURING SHWRS.

AREA HOTEL (FM SAO LUIS TO OIAPOQUE)

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SE/NE 2/4.

WAVES NE/N, 0.5/1.0 NEAR THE COAST AND 1.0/1.6 ELSE. VIS

MOD/POOR DURING SHWRS.

SOUTH OCEANIC AREA

S OF 30S W OF 030W

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS. WIND NW/SW 3/5,

BECMG 6/8 WITH GUSTS 9 E OF 035W. WAVES SW/S 1.5/2.5,

BECMG 2.5/4.5 S OF 32S. VIS MOD/POOR DURING SHWRS.

S OF 30S E OF 030W

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS. WIND NW/SW 3/5

BECMG 7/9 WITH GUSTS. WAVES SW/S 1.0/2.0 BECMG NW/SW

2.0/3.5. VIS MOD/POOR DURING SHWRS.

BETWEEN 30S AND 25S

OCNL HVY SHWRS AND ISOL THUNDERSTORMS W OF 030W. WIND

NE/NW 3/5 BACK NW/SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS W OF 025W AND NE/NW

2/4 BACK N/NW 3/5 WITH GUSTS ELSE. WAVES SW/S BECMG

NW/SW 1.0/2.0. VIS MOD/POOR DURING SHWRS.

N OF 25S

ISOL SHWRS. WIND NE/NW S OF 20S AND SE/NE ELSE, 2/4.

WAVES SW/SE 1.0/1.5. VIS MOD DURING SHWRS.

NORTH OCEANIC AREA

ISOL SHWRS N OF 02S. WIND SE/E S OF 02N AND SE/NE ELSE,

3/5. WAVES SW/S 1.0/2.0 E OF 033W AND NE/N 1.2/2.2 ELSE.

VIS MOD DURING SHWRS.

WEATHER FCST VALID FM 191200 TO 201200

AREA ALFA (FM CHUI TO LAGUNA)

WIND SW/S 3/5, BACK NW/SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS 7 S OF 31S.

WAVES SW/SE 1.5/2.5 NEAR THE COAST AND SW/S 2.5/5.0

ELSE.

AREA BRAVO (FM LAGUNA TO ARRAIAL DO CABO OCEANIC)

WIND SW/SE 3/5 BECMG 2/4. WAVES SW/S 1.5/3.0.

AREA CHARLIE (FM LAGUNA TO ARRAIAL DO CABO SHORE)

WIND SW/SE 3/5 WITH GUSTS 6 S OF 25S AND 2/4 ELSE, BECMG

2/3. WAVES SW/SE 1.5/2.5.

AREA DELTA (FM ARRAIAL DO CABO TO CARAVELAS)

WIND NW/SW BACK SW/SE W OF 036W, 2/4. WAVES SW/S

0.5/1.5, BECMG 1.5/2.5 S OF 21S.

AREA ECHO (FM CARAVELAS TO SALVADOR)

WIND SE/NE 2/3. WAVES SW/SE 0.5/1.5.

AREA FOXTROT (FM SALVADOR TO NATAL)

WIND SE/E 2/4. WAVES SW/SE, OCNL NE/N N OF 07S, 0.5/1.5.

AREA GOLF (FM NATAL TO SAO LUIS)

WIND SE/NE 3/5. WAVES NE/N 1.0/1.7.

AREA HOTEL (FM SAO LUIS TO OIAPOQUE)

WIND SE/NE 2/4. WAVES NE/N, 0.5/1.0 NEAR THE COAST AND

1.0/1.5 ELSE.

SOUTH OCEANIC AREA

S OF 30S W OF 030W

WIND NW/SW 3/5, BECMG 5/7 WITH GUSTS 8 S OF 34S. WAVES

SW/S 2.5/5.0.

S OF 30S E OF 030W

WIND NW/SW 7/9 WITH GUSTS BECMG 3/5. WAVES NW/SW 2.5/3.5

BECMG SW/S 2.0/4.0.

BETWEEN 30S AND 25S

WIND NW/SW, OCNL S/SE W OF 030W, 3/5 WITH GUSTS. WAVES

NW/SW 1.0/2.0 BECMG SW/S 2.0/3.0.

N OF 25S

WIND NE/NW S OF 20S AND SE/NE ELSE, 2/4. WAVES SW/SE

1.0/1.5 BECMG 1.0/2.0.

NORTH OCEANIC AREA

WIND SE/E S OF 02N AND SE/NE ELSE, 3/5. WAVES SW/S

1.0/2.0 E OF 033W AND NE/N 1.2/2.2 ELSE.=