ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX.
VALIDE 231100/232300 LOCAL TIME.

SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W)	: POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY TO FRONTAL. 
CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W)	: FRONTAL. 
WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W)	: POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY.

FORECAST: 
DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH (BETWEEN LAT 60S/63S): 
OVERCAST, VIS 6/4 KM SHOWERS SNOWFALL/SLEET, WIND SOUTHWEST BECOMING W/NW 15/20 KT GUSTS 30 KT, SEA STATE VERY ROUGH TO ROUGH (3.0/5.0 M) SWELL FROM SOUTHWEST.

ESTRECHO BRANSFIELD: 
SCATTERED TO BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND SOUTHWEST 3/9 KT BECOMING E/NE 5/10 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE (1.5/2.5 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.

BAHIA FILDES: 
BROKEN TO OVERCAST, VIS 10 KM SHOWERS SLEET ISOLATEDS, WIND SOUTHWEST 6/12 KT BECOMING N/NE 3/9 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED IN BAY.

BAHIA CHILE: 
BROKEN TO OVERCAST, VIS 10/8 KM SHOWERS SNOWFALL END OF PERIOD, WIND SOUTHWEST 10/15 KT BECOMING N/NE 6/12 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED IN BAY.

RADA COVADONGA:
BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND S/SE 7/14 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO SLIGHT (1.0/2.0 M) WITH 06 TO 09 TENTHS OF SEA ICE.

BAHIA PARAISO:
SCATTERED BECOMING TO OVERCAST, VIS 10 KM, WIND S/SW 4/8 KT BECOMING W/NW 6/12 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED (0.1/0.5 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE.

WEDDELL SEA: 
OVERCAST, VIS 10 KM, WIND SOUTHWEST 25/30 KT GUSTS 40 KT DECREASING 20/25 KT GUSTS 35 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO SLIGHT (1.0/2.0 M) WITH 01 TO 06 TENTHS OF SEA ICE BETWEEN ANTARCTIC SOUND AND WITH 04 TO 10 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN EREBUS AND TERROR GULF.

WEST COAST TIERRA OF OHIGGINS TO 75 DGS WEST: 
OVERCAST, VIS 10/4 KM SNOWFALL, WIND NORTHEAST 15/20 KT GUSTS 30 KT INCREASING TO EAST OF SECTOR 20/25 KT GUSTS 35 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH (3.0/4.0 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN OCEANIC AREA AND 01 TO 06 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL.

CENTRAL SECTOR: 
OVERCAST, VIS 8/4 KM SNOWFALL/SLEET, WIND NORTHWEST 25/30 KT DECREASING 15/20 KT, SEA STATE VERY ROUGH (4.0/6.0 M).

WEST SECTOR:   
OVERCAST, VIS 8/6 KM SLEET/SNOWFALL, WIND W/SW 25/30 KT, SEA STATE HIGH (6.0/8.0 M)

PRESENCE OF ICE:
A23A 	SIZE 40X32 NM, LAT. 59.31 S/LONG. 44.77  W.
A74A 	SIZE 30X18 NM, LAT. 70.68 S/LONG. 56.41  W.
A74B 	SIZE 8X4   NM, LAT. 62.67 S/LONG. 53.76  W.
A76B 	SIZE 20X7  NM, LAT. 64.48 S/LONG. 55.17  W.
A76C 	SIZE 16X7  NM, LAT. 64.59 S/LONG. 56.19  W.
A77  	SIZE 27X4  NM, LAT. 70.37 S/LONG. 56.85  W.
A80A 	SIZE 11X9  NM, LAT. 64.49 S/LONG. 55.96  W.
A80D 	SIZE 6X5   NM, LAT. 64.72 S/LONG. 56.28  W.
A82 	SIZE 12X6  NM, LAT. 70.97 S/LONG. 93.89  W.
B22A 	SIZE 44X24 NM, LAT. 72.24 S/LONG. 119.42 W.
B29 	SIZE 11X5  NM, LAT. 73.69 S/LONG. 110.74 W.
B39 	SIZE 8X4   NM, LAT. 67.67 S/LONG. 56.82  W.
B45 	SIZE 8X6   NM, LAT. 71.60 S/LONG. 119.24 W.

FUENTE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER).

MET105CP
UPDATE: 22-04-2024.