Antarctic Weather Report Zone IX

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JUN 18 14:50 UTC 2024
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ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX VALIDE 180800/182000 LT.
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W): ANTICYCLONIC.
CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W): ANTICYCLONIC
WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W): FRONTAL TO
POSTFRONTAL.
FORECAST:
DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH (BETWEEN LAT 60S/63S): SCATTERED TO BROKEN, VIS
10 KM, WIND SOUTHWEST 15/20 KT INCREASING PM 20/25 KT GUSTS 45 KT,
SEA STATE MODERATE TO ROUGH (2.0/3.5 M) SWELL FROM SOUTHWEST.
ESTRECHO BRANSFIELD: BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 10 KM, WIND SW/W
10/15 KT INCREASING 20/25 KT GUSTS 35 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT TO
MODERATE (1.0/1.5 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE INCREASING TO
EAST OF SECTOR 04 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE.
BAY FILDES: BROKEN TO OVERCAST, VIS 10 KM DECREASING 6/2 KM MIST,
WIND SW/W 10/15 KT GUSTS 30 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED IN BAY.
BAHIA CHILE: SCATTERED TO BROKEN, VIS 10 KM, WIND SW/W 10/15 KT
INCREASING 15/20 KT GUSTS 30, SEA STATE RIPPLED TO SLIGHT WITH 03
TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN BAY AND 08 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN ENSENADA
IQUIQUE.
WEDDELL SEA: SCATTERED TO CLEAR, VIS 10 KM, WIND N/NW 10/15 KT,
SEA STATE FROZEN BETWEEN ANTARTIC SOUND AND EREBUS AND TERROR GULF.
WEST COAST TIERRA OF OHIGGINS TO 75 DGS WEST: BROKEN TO OVERCAST,
VIS 10 KM, WIND SW/S 20/25 KT INCREASING 25/30 KT GUSTS 45 KT,
SEA STATE ROUGH (2.5/3.5 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN AREA
OCEANIC AND 03 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL.
CENTRAL SECTOR: BROKEN TO OVERCAST, VIS 10/8 KM SHOWERS OF SNOWFALL,
WIND S/SW SHIFTING TO WEST OF SECTOR SW/S 5/15 KT, SEA STATE
MODERATE (1.5/2.0 M).
WEST SECTOR: OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/4 KM FOG/SNOWFALL, WIND N/NE 20/25 KT
SEA STATE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH (3.0/5.0 M).
PRESENCIA OF ICEBERGS:
A74A SIZE 30X18 MN, LAT. 68.44 S/LONG. 57.97 W.
A74B SIZE 8X4 MN, LAT. 61.75 S/LONG. 54.03 W.
A76B SIZE 17X7 MN, LAT. 62.50 S/LONG. 56.29 W.
A76C SIZE 16X7 MN, LAT. 63.81 S/LONG. 56.26 W.
A76N SIZE 12X4 MN, LAT. 63.49 S/LONG. 53.99 W.
A77 SIZE 27X4 MN, LAT. 68.52 S/LONG. 58.85 W.
A80A SIZE 11X9 MN, LAT. 63.67 S/LONG. 56.35 W.
A80D SIZE 6X5 MN, LAT. 65.13 S/LONG. 55.91 W.
A82 SIZE 12X6 MN, LAT. 70.47 S/LONG. 90.52 W.
B22A SIZE 44X24 MN, LAT. 72.68 S/LONG. 119.82 W.
B29 SIZE 11X5 MN, LAT. 73.75 S/LONG. 110.40 W.
B39 SIZE 8X4 MN, LAT. 64.92 S/LONG. 54.95 W.
B45 SIZE 8X6 MN, LAT. 72.72 S/LONG. 118.52 W.
(SOURCE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER).
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