ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX VALID 101100/102300 UTC.
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W)   	: FRONTAL.
CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W)	: FRONTAL TO  POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY.
WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W) 	: POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY.

FORECAST:
DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH (BETWEEN LAT 60S/63S):
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 8/10 KM SHOWERS, WIND W/NW SHIFTING W/SW 15/20 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH (2.5/3.5 M)
SWELL FROM W/SW.

BRANSFIELD STRAIT:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 10 KM, WIND NW/W 15/20 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE (2.0/2.5 M)
WITH 01 TO 03 TENTH OF SEA ICE TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.

FILDES BAY:
OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 0.5/4 KM FOG/DRIZZLE INCREASING 6/8 KM MIST, WIND NW/W 10/15 KT GUST 25 KT, 
SEA STATE SLIGHT WITH 05 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN BAY AND 01 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN ARDLEY COVE.

CHILE BAY:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 6/10 KM SHOWERS, WIND W/NW 15/20 KT GUST 35 KT SHIFTING TO W/SW 10/15 KT
GUST 25 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT WITH 01 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN BAY.

COVADONGA HARBOR:
OVERCAST TO SCATTERED, VIS 0.5/4 KM SNOWFALL/FOG, WIND W/NW 15/20 KT SHIFTING W/SW 20/25 KT
GUST 40 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT (0.2/1.0 M) WITH 01 TO 04 TENTH OF SEA ICE.

PARAISO BAY:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 4/10 KM SNOWFALL, WIND W/SW 5/10 KT BECOMING TO CALM, SEA STATE SMOOTH
WITH 03 TO 08 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN BAY.

WEDDELL SEA:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 10 KM, WIND NW/W 20/25 KT GUST 40 KT DECREASING PM 10/15 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT
TO RIPPLED (1.2/0.2 M) WITH  01 TO 03 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN ANTARCTIC SOUND AND 01 TO 06 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN
EREBUS AND TERROR GULF.

WEST COAST OF OHIGGINS LAND TO 75 DGS WEST:
OVERCAST BECOMING TO SCATTERED, VIS 4/10 KM SHOWERS SNOWFALL, WIND NW/W 10/15 KT GUST 25 KT,
SEA STATE ROUGH (2.5/3.5 M) WITH 01 TO 08 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN OCEANIC AREA AND 01 TO 06 TENTH OF SEA
ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL.

CENTRAL SECTOR:
OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/2 KM FOG/SLEET, WIND NW/N 20/25 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH (3.0/4.0 M).

WEST SECTOR:
OVERCAST, VIS 1/4 KM SNOWFALL, WIND W/SW 15/20 KT GUST 30 KT INCREASING TO WEST OF SECTOR 25/30 KT
GUST 50 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH (3.0/5.0 M).

PRESENCE OF ICEBERGS:
A23A SIZE 40X32 MN, LAT. 62.82 S/LONG. 52.44 W.
A76B SIZE 20X7 MN, LAT. 65.29 S/LONG. 57.79 W.
A76C SIZE 16X7 MN, LAT. 65.38 S/LONG. 58.92 W.
A80A SIZE 11X9 MN, LAT. 65.70 S/LONG. 56.95 W.
A80D SIZE 6X5 MN, LAT. 65.59 S/LONG. 56.73 W.
D29B SIZE 13X7 MN, LAT. 57.27 S/LONG. 42.21 W.
D30A SIZE 39X11 MN, LAT. 56.82 S/LONG. 44.15 W.
D30B SIZE 15X5 MN, LAT. 60.88 S/LONG. 44.99 W
(SOURCE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER).

MET105CP
UPDATE: 10-12-2023.