Antarctic weather report details conditions and iceberg locations.

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AUG 20 14:50 UTC 2024
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ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX VALIDE 200800/202000 LT.
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W): POSTFRONTAL INSTABILITY
TO PREFRONTAL.
CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W): PREFRONTAL TO FRONTAL
WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W): FRONTAL TO NEW FRONTAL
APROXIMATION.
FORECAST:
PASO DRAKE SUR (ENTRE LAT 60S/63S): BROKEN TO OVERCAST, VIS 4/2 KM
MIST, WIND SOUTHWEST 35/40 KT GUST 60 KT DECREASING 30/35 KT,
SEA STATE HIGH (6.0/8.0 M) DECREASING SEA STATE VERY ROUGH
(4.0/6.0 M).
ESTRECHO BRANSFIELD: OVERCAST, VIS 1/4 SNOWFALL/FOG, WIND SOUTHWEST
35/40 KT GUST 60 KT, SEA STATE FROZEN (07 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE).
BAHIA FILDES: OVERCAST, VIS 2/4 KM SNOWFALL, WIND W/SW 35/40 KT GUST
50 KT DECREASING 20/25 KT GUST 35 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT IN BAY AND 10
TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN CALETA ARDLEY.
BAHIA CHILE: OVERCAST, VIS 1/2 KM SNOWFALL, WIND SOUTHWEST 30/35 KT
GUST 50 KT DECREASING 25/30 KT GUST 40 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED TO
SLIGHT IN BAY WITH 09 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN BAY AND 10 TENTHS OF
SEA ICE IN ENSENADA IQUIQUE.
MAR DE WEDDELL: OVERCAST VIS 10/6 KM SHOWERS OF SNOWFALL, WIND W/NW
15/20 KT SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 20/25 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, VIS 2/4 KM
FOG, WIND SOUTHWEST 25/30 KT GUST 40 KT SHIFTING NORTHWEST 15/20 KT,
SEA STATE VERY ROUGH (4.0/6.0 M) WITH 04 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN
OCEANIC AREA AND 09 TO 10 TENTHS OF SEA ICE IN GRANDIDIER CHANNEL.
SECTOR CENTRAL: OVERCAST, VIS 10 KM SHOWERS, WIND SOUTHWEST SHIFTING
W/NW 25/30 KT INCREASING TO WEST OF SECTOR 30/35 KT, SEA STATE VERY
ROUGH TO HIGH (5.0/8.0 M) INCREASING VERY HIGH (8.0/10.0 M) AND
FROZEN TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.
SECTOR WESTE: OVERCAST, VIS 8/10 KM SLEET/SNOWFALL, WIND NORTHWEST
30/35 KT GUST 50 KT SHIFTING W/NW 20/25 KT, SEA STATE VERY ROUGH
(4.0/6.0 M) AND FROZEN TO SOUTH OF SECTOR.
PRESENCE OF ICEBERG:
A74A SIZE 30X18 MN, LAT. 67.26 S/LONG. 58.44W.
A74B SIZE 8X4 MN, LAT. 61.61 S/LONG. 53.34W.
A76B SIZE 15X7 MN, LAT. 62.65 S/LONG. 58.47W.
A76C SIZE 16X7 MN, LAT. 63.81 S/LONG. 56.43W.
A76N SIZE 9X4 MN, LAT. 61.97 S/LONG. 55.00W.
A77 SIZE 27X4 MN, LAT. 67.55 S/LONG. 59.20W.
A80A SIZE 10X9 MN, LAT. 63.65 S/LONG. 56.37W.
A80D SIZE 6X5 MN, LAT. 63.69 S/LONG. 53.99W.
B29 SIZE 11X5 MN, LAT. 73.77 S/LONG. 110.39W.
B39 SIZE 8X4 MN, LAT. 61.58 S/LONG. 54.56W.
B45 SIZE 7X4 MN, LAT. 73.14 S/LONG. 119.61W.
(SOURCE: U.S. NATIONAL ICE CENTER).
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