ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX VALID FROM 221100 TO 222300 UTC SYNOPTIC SITUATION: EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W) : POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY. CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W) : POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY. WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W) : FRONTAL. FORECAST: DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH (BETWEEN LAT 60S/63S): OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 10/8 KM CHUBACOS OF SNOWFALL, WIND W/SW 35/40 KT GUST 55 KT DECREASING END OF PERIOD 25/30 KT, SEA STATE HIGH (6.0/8.0 M) DECREASING END PERIOD VERY ROUGH (5.0/6.0 M) SWELL FROM NW/W. BRANSFIELD STRAIT: OVERCAST, VIS 1/4 KM SNOWFALL INCREASING END OF PERIOD 10 KM, WIND NW/W 25/30 KT SHIFTING PM W/SW 35/40 KT GUST 55 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH (2.5/3.0 M INCREASING PM 3.0/4.0 M) WITH 1-3 OF TENTH OF SEA ICE TO SOUTH OF SECTOR. FILDES BAY: OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 0.5/1 KM SNOWFALL INCREASING END OF PERIOD 10 KM, WIND NW/W 25/30 KT GUST 40 KT SHIFTING PM W/SW 30/35 KT GUST 50 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE IN BAY. CHILE BAY: OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 0.5/1 KM SNOWFALL INCREASING END OF PERIOD 10 KM, WIND NW/W 30/35 KT GUST 45 KT DECREASING END OF PERIOD 20/25 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO SLIGHT IN BAY. RADA COVADONGA: OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/1 KM SNOWFALL, WIND NW/W 20/25 KT SHIFTING PM W/SW 30/35 KT GUST 50 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT TO MODERATE (1.0/1.5 M) WITH 1-3 TENTH OF SEA ICE. PARAISO BAY: OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/1 KM SNOWFALL, WIND NORTHEAST SHIFTING PM SOUTHWEST 10/15 KT GUST 25 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED WITH 1-3 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN BAY. WEDDELL SEA: OVERCAST, VIS 4/10 KM SLEET, WIND NW/W 20/25 KT GUST 35 KT DECREASING END PERIOD 10/15 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO SLIGHT (1.5/0.5 M) WITH 1-3 TENTH OF ICE SEA STATE BETWEEN ANTARCTIC SOUND TO EREBUS AND TERROR GULF. WEST COAST TIERRA OF OHIGGINS TO 75 DGS WEST: OVERCAST, VIS 8/10 KM SNOWFALL, WIND SOUTHWEST 30/35 KT GUST 45 KT DECREASING PM 20/25 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE VERY ROUGH TO HIGH (5.0/8.0 M) IN OCEANIC AREA AND 1-3 TENTH OF SEA ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL. CENTRAL SECTOR: OVERCAST, VIS 10/8 KM SHOWERS OF SNOWFALL, WIND SW/W 25/30 KT GUST 40 KT SHIFTING END OF PERIOD W/NW 20/25 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO ROUGH (2.0/4.0 M) INCREASING TO NORTH OF SECTOR VERY ROUGH (4.0/5.0 M). WEST SECTOR: OVERCAST, VIS 10/4 KM RAIN, WIND SW/W 20/25 KT SHIFTING END OF PERIOD NW/N 25/35 KT GUST 50 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO ROUGH (2.0/4.0 M). NOTE: PRESENCE OF ICEBERGS. A23A SIZE 40X34 MN, LAT. 71.92 S/LONG. 49.29 W A70 SIZE 8X5 MN, LAT. 65.09 S/LONG. 57.49 W A76B SIZE 20X7 MN, LAT. 66.49 S/LONG. 59.62 W A76C SIZE 16X7 MN, LAT. 66.46 S/LONG. 58.77 W A78 SIZE 18X4 MN, LAT. 68.29 S/LONG. 47.63 W A80A SIZE 12X8 MN, LAT. 77.74 S/LONG. 59.4 W A80D SIZE 7X5 MN, LAT. 77.91 S/LONG. 59.54 W D20A SIZE 14X5 MN, LAT. 72.6 S/LONG. 44.44 W D28 SIZE 29X19 MN, LAT. 68.73 S/LONG. 55.27 W D29A SIZE 15X9 MN, LAT. 63.24 S/LONG. 39.09 W (SOURCE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER). MET102IE UPDATE: 22-03-2023.