Antarctic Weather Report Zone IX

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MAY 31 03:15 UTC 2024
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ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX.VALIDE 302000/310800 LT.
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W): POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY
TO RIDGE.
CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W): RIDGE.
WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W): FRONTAL.
FORECAST:
DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH (BETWEEN LAT 60S/63S):
OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 2/6 KM SHOWERS OF SNOW, WIND SW/S 20/25 KT
DECREASING TO SOUTH OF SECTOR 10/15 KT,
SEA STATE ROUGH TO MODERATE (3.0/2.0 M) SWELL FROM SOUTHWEST.
BRANSFIELD STRAIT:
SCATTERED TO BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND SE/S BECOMING TO S/SW 5/10 KT,
SEA STATE SLIGHT TO RIPPLED (1.0/0.2 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA
ICE.
BAHIA FILDES:
OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND NE/E 2/6 KT OCCASIONAL CALM, SEA
STATE SMOOTH IN BAY AND 04 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN CALETA ARDLEY.
BAHIA CHILE:
BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND SW/S 5/10 KT BECOMING TO CALM, SEA STATE
SMOOTH IN BAY.
WEDDELL SEA:
SCATTERED, VIS 10 KM, WIND SW/W 10/15 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT
(0.5/1.0 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN ANTARCTIC SOUND
AND 07 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN EREBUS AND TERROR GULF.
WEST COAST TIERRA OF OHIGGINS TO 75 DGS WEST:
OVERCAST, VIS 6/10 KM SHOWERS OF SNOW, WIND SW/S 15/20 KT INCREASING
20/25 KT GUSTS 35 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE A ROUGH (2.0/3.0 M) WITH
01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN OCEANIC AREA AND 01 TO 08 TENTHS OF
SEA ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL.
CENTRAL SECTOR:
SCATTERED TO BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND S/SW 20/25 KT BECOMING WEST
OF SECTOR SW/W 10/15 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO ROUGH (2.0/3.0 M).
WEST SECTOR:
OVERCAST, VIS 6/10 KM MIST/SNOW, WIND W/NW 10/15 KT INCREASING TO
WEST EL SECTOR W/NW 20/25 KT GUSTS 35 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO
ROUGH (2.0/4.0 M).
PRESENCE OF ICEBERGS:
A74A SIZE 30X18 NM, LAT. 69.20 S/LONG. 57.30 W.
A74B SIZE 8X4 NM, LAT. 61.72 S/LONG. 53.45 W.
A76B SIZE 17X7 NM, LAT. 63.02 S/LONG. 53.92 W.
A76C SIZE 16X7 NM, LAT. 63.87 S/LONG. 56.37 W.
A76N SIZE 12X4 NM, LAT. 63.76 S/LONG. 54.04 W.
A77 SIZE 27X4 NM, LAT. 69.09 S/LONG. 58.16 W.
A80A SIZE 11X9 NM, LAT. 63.72 S/LONG. 56.50 W.
A80D SIZE 6X5 NM, LAT. 65.47 S/LONG. 56.72 W.
A82 SIZE 12X6 NM, LAT. 70.81 S/LONG. 93.12 W.
B22A SIZE 44X24 NM, LAT. 72.68 S/LONG. 120.04 W.
B29 SIZE 11X5 NM, LAT. 73.63 S/LONG. 110.55 W.
B39 SIZE 8X4 NM, LAT. 65.89 S/LONG. 56.00 W.
B45 SIZE 8X6 NM, LAT. 72.49 S/LONG. 119.44 W.
(SOURCE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER).
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