Antarctic weather report details conditions and icebergs for August 2024.

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FM VALPARAISO PLAYA ANCHA RADIO/CBV
AUG 07 03:15 UTC 2024
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ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX. VALIDE 062000/070800 LT.
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
SECTOR ESTE (LAT 60S ENTRE LONG 50W/75W): FRONTAL.
SECTOR CENTRAL (LAT 60S ENTRE LONG 75W/95W): PREFRONTAL TO FRONTAL.
SECTOR WESTE (LAT 60S ENTRE LONG 95W/120W): POSTFRONTAL INSTABILITY.
PRONOSTICO:
PASO DRAKE SUR (ENTRE LAT 60S/63S):
OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/4 KM SHOWERS OF SNOW, WIND W/SW SHIFTING S/SE
10/15 KT GUST 30 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT TO MODERATE (1.0/1.5 M) AND
01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.
ESTRECHO BRANSFIELD:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 6/10 KM SHOWERS OF SNOW, WIND E/NE 10/15 KT
INCREASING TO EAST OF SECTOR E/SE 20/25 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE
SLIGHT TO MODERATE (0.5/2.0 M) WITH 01 TO 03 TENTHS OF SEA ICE AND
SEA STATE FROZEN (09 TO 10 TENTHS OF ICE) TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.
BAHIA FILDES:
OVERCAST BECOMING TO SCATTERED, VIS 6/10 KM MIST/SNOWFALL, WIND W/SW
SHIFTING TO E/SE 10/15 KT GUST 30 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED TO SLIGHT
IN BAY AND 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN CALETA ARDLEY.
BAHIA CHILE:
OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 6/10 KM MIST, WIND SW/S 5/10 KT SHIFTING TO
SE/E 15/20 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED TO SLIGHT WITH 04 TENTHS
OF SEA ICE IN BAY AND 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN ENSENADA IQUIQUE.
MAR DE WEDDELL:
SCATTERED, VIS 10 KM, WIND SW/S 5/10 KT INCREASING 15/20 KT GUST
35 KT, SEA STATE FROZEN (09 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE) BETWEEN
ANTARTIC SOUND AND EREBUS AND TERROR GULF.
COSTA WESTE TIERRA DE OHIGGINS A 75 GDS WESTE:
OVERCAST TO BROKEN, VIS 6/10 KM MIST/SNOWFALL, WIND SW/S SHIFTING TO
S/SE 10/15 KT GUST 25 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT TO MODERATE (1.0/2.0 M)
WITH 09 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN OCEANIC AREA AND 01 TO 03 TENTHS
OF SEA ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL.
SECTOR CENTRAL:
OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/4 KM SNOWFALL/MIST, WIND NE/N 15/25 KT GUST 35 KT
SHIFTING EAST OF SECTOR NW/W 10/15 KT, SEA STATE MODERATE TO ROUGH
(1.5/3.0 M) AND FROZEN TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.
SECTOR WESTE:
OVERCAST, VIS 6/10 KM SHOWERS OF SLEET/SNOWFALL, WIND SW/S 20/25 KT
GUST 35 KT SHIFTING EAST OF SECTOR N/NE 10/15 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH
(2.5/3.5 M).
PRESENCE OF ICEBERG:
A74A SIZE 30X18 NM, LAT. 67.54 S/LONG. 58.49 W.
A74B SIZE 8X4 NM, LAT. 61.25 S/LONG. 52.21 W.
A76B SIZE 15X7 NM, LAT. 62.63 S/LONG. 57.79 W.
A76C SIZE 16X7 NM, LAT. 63.81 S/LONG. 56.43 W.
A76N SIZE 9X4 NM, LAT. 62.01 S/LONG. 54.03 W.
A77 SIZE 27X4 NM, LAT. 67.75 S/LONG. 59.28 W.
A80A SIZE 10X9 NM, LAT. 63.66 S/LONG. 56.37 W.
A80D SIZE 6X5 NM, LAT. 64.29 S/LONG. 54.83 W.
A82 SIZE 12X6 NM, LAT. 70.16 S/LONG. 85.78 W.
B29 SIZE 11X5 NM, LAT. 73.77 S/LONG. 110.39 W.
B45 SIZE 8X6 NM, LAT. 73.14 S/LONG. 119.62 W.
(FUENTE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER).
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