weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-
09:00 UTC febrary 09, 2010
National Weather Service
part one: Gale Warning
strong baric gradient at 50 S 40 W 50 S 25 W 60 S 25 W 60 S 40
and moving to east to 30 kts provokes gale from northeast at
50 S 25 W 60 S 25 W 60 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 25 W
strong baric gradient at 40 S 30 W 40 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30
and moving to east to 30 kts provokes gale from northeast at
40 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 20 W
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part two: synoptic situation at 09:00 UTC, febrary/09/2010
low 997 hpa at 42 S 32 W moving east at 15 kts extends cold
front at 42 S 32 W 38 S 34 W 32 S 44 W moving east at 15 kts
low 971 hpa at 54 S 40 W moving east at 20 kts extends cold
front at 53 S 36 W 49 S 34 W 46 S 34 W 44 S 35 W moving east at
15 kts associated with occluded front 53 S 37 W 57 S 42 W 54 S
43 W
low 970 hpa at 57 S 55 W moving east at 15 kts associated with
occluded front 57 S 45 W 60 S 57 W 57 S 58 W
low 970 hpa at 52 S 65 W moving southeast at 15 kts extends cold
front at 52 S 64 W 48 S 66 W 44 S 70 W moving east at 15 kts
occluded front at 52 S 64 W 56 S 65 W 57 S 74 W moving southeast
at 10 kts
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parth three: forecast issued 12:00 UTC febrary 09,2010 valid
until 06:00 UTC febrary 10,2010
1- coastal areas:
Rio de la Plata: moderate to fresh breeze from northwest/ clear
sky/ visibility good.
Islas Malvinas coasts: near gale to gale from sector west/ gusts
changing to southwest/ partly cloudy to cloudy/ possible rain/
showers/ visibility moderate.
36 17'23'' S a 38 s: moderate to fresh breeze from northwest/
gusts changing to sector south decreasing/ cloudy increase/
possible rain/ storms/ visbility good to moderate.
38 S a 40 s: fresh to strong breeze from northwest changing to
sector south decreasing/ variably cloudy/ possible rain/ storms/
visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility moderate.
40 S a 45 s: moderate breeze strong breeze from northwest
changing towards the evening/ near gale from sector west/
variably cloudy/ isolated rain/ visibility good.
45 S a 50 s: fresh breeze from northwest changing to strong to
near gale from sector west/ partly cloudy/ possible rain/
showers/ visibility good.
50 S a 53 s: near gale to gale from sector west/ gusts/ partly
cloudy/ possible isolated rain/ visbility good to moderate.
53 S a 55 s: near gale to gale from sector west changing to
southwest/ partly cloudy/ possible isolated rain/ visibility
moderate.
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2- oceanic areas
35 S 20 W 40 S 20 W 40 S 25 W 35 S 25 W 35 S 20 W :strong to
near gale from sector north changing to fresh from west/ partly
cloudy/ possible storms afterwards rain/ improving/ visibility
good.
35 S 25 W 40 S 25 W 40 S 45 W 35 S 45 W 35 S 25 W :moderate
breeze from sector west increasing towards the daybreak fresh to
strong breeze from northwest/ partly cloudy/ possible rain/
isolated storms/ improving/ visibility moderate.
35 S 45 W 40 S 45 W 40 S 55 W 35 S 55 W 35 S 45 W :moderate
breeze near gale from northwest/ cloudy increase towards the
evening/ possible isolated rain/ improving by the end of the
forecast period/ visibility good.
40 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 20 W :gale from
northeast changing towards the evening strong to fresh breeze
from southwest afterwards moderate breeze from west/ partly
cloudy to fair sky/ possible isolated rain/ visibility good.
40 S 30 W 50 S 30 W 50 S 45 W 40 S 45 W 40 S 30 W :moderate
breeze from sector west increasing as from afternoon fresh
breeze/ near gale cloudy increase/ possible rain/ storms/
visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility moderate.
40 S 45 W 50 S 45 W 50 S 60 W 40 S 60 W 40 S 45 W :fresh to
strong breeze from northwest changing to sector west/ partly
cloudy/ possible rain/ visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility
moderate.
50 S 20 W 60 S 20 W 60 S 25 W 50 S 25 W 50 S 20 W :moderate
breeze increasing strong breeze/ gale from northeast/ partly
cloudy/ possible rain/ visibility poor.
50 S 25 W 60 S 25 W 60 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 25 W :gale from
northeast changing as from nightfall fresh breeze from north/
partly cloudy/ possible rain/ visibility poor.
50 S 40 W 55 S 40 W 55 S 55 W 50 S 55 W 50 S 40 W :fresh breeze
from sector west increasing towards the evening/ near gale
changing to sector north/ partly cloudy/ possible rain/ showers/
visibility poor.
55 S 40 W 60 S 40 W 60 S 55 W 55 S 55 W 55 S 40 W :fresh breeze/
near gale from northeast/ partly cloudy/ possible rain/
visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility moderate.
55 S 55 W 60 S 55 W 60 S 67 W 55 S 67 W 55 S 55 W :fresh to
strong breeze from sector east changing towards the daybreak
from sector south afterwards from southwest/ partly cloudy/
possible rain/ visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility
moderate.
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