weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-





21:00 UTC     January 09, 2009





National Weather Service





part one: Gale Warning





nil 





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part two: synoptic situation at 21:00 UTC, January/09/2009





high 1026 hpa at 40 S 48 W moving east extends ridge at 47 S 





42 W 52 S 37 W 57 S 33 W moving east 





frontal wave at 60 S 41 W 52 S 45 W 53 S 53 W 60 S 64 W moving 





east 





stationary front at 37 S 30 W 33 S 40 W 31 S 52 W 





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parth three: forecast issued 00:00 UTC January 10,2009 valid 





until 18:00 UTC January 10,2009





1- coastal areas:





Rio de la Plata: fresh to moderate breeze from northeast 





decreasing/ clear sky to fair sky/ visibility good.





Islas Malvinas coasts: strong to near gale from northwest/ 





partly cloudy to cloudy/ possible rain/ visibility moderate to 





poor.





36 17'23'' S a 39 s: moderate breeze from northeast increasing 





fresh breeze/ fair sky/ visibility good.





39 S a 44 s: fresh to strong breeze from sector north/ variably 





cloudy/ possible showers/ isolated storms as from afternoon/ 





visbility good to moderate.





44 S a 46 s: gentle to moderate breeze from sector west/ 





variably cloudy/ unstable towards the afternoon/ possible 





isolated drizzle/ visbility good to moderate.





46 S a 49 s: strong to near gale from northwest/ cloudy 





increase/ unstable/ visibility moderate.





49 S a 52 s: strong to near gale from northwest/ gale gusts 





veering to southwest/ cloudy/ possible isolated rain/ visibility 





moderate/ occasionally/ visibility poor.





52 S a 55 s: strong to near gale from northwest/ gale gusts 





veering to west/ cloudy/ possible rain/ improving/ visibility 





moderate/ occasionally/ visibility poor.





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2- oceanic areas





35 S 20 W 45 S 20 W 45 S 30 W 35 S 30 W 35 S 20 W :strong to 





fresh breeze from northwest/ variably cloudy/ unstable/ 





visibility moderate.





35 S 30 W 45 S 30 W 45 S 40 W 35 S 40 W 35 S 30 W :moderate 





breeze from south veering to southeast/ partly cloudy/ 





visibility good.





35 S 40 W 40 S 40 W 40 S 55 W 35 S 55 W 35 S 40 W :moderate to 





fresh breeze from northeast/ partly cloudy to fair sky/ 





visibility good.





45 S 20 W 55 S 20 W 55 S 30 W 45 S 30 W 45 S 20 W :near gale 





from southwest decreasing/ variably cloudy/ unstable/ visibility 





moderate.





45 S 30 W 55 S 30 W 55 S 40 W 45 S 40 W 45 S 30 W :fresh breeze 





from southwest veering to west/ partly cloudy/ visibility good.





40 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 55 W 40 S 55 W 40 S 40 W :fresh breeze 





from northwest increasing/ strong to near gale partly cloudy/ 





visibility good.





40 S 55 W 50 S 55 W 50 S 60 W 40 S 60 W 40 S 55 W :strong breeze 





from sector north increasing/ near gale variably cloudy/ 





unstable by the end of the forecast period/ visbility good to 





moderate.





55 S 20 W 60 S 20 W 60 S 30 W 55 S 30 W 55 S 20 W :fresh breeze 





from south changing to strong from northwest/ variably cloudy/ 





unstable/ visibility moderate.





55 S 30 W 60 S 30 W 60 S 40 W 55 S 40 W 55 S 30 W :fresh breeze 





from northwest veering to west/ variably cloudy/ possible 





isolated drizzle/ visibility moderate.





50 S 40 W 60 S 40 W 60 S 55 W 50 S 55 W 50 S 40 W :fresh breeze 





from northwest increasing/ strong to near gale variably cloudy/ 





possible isolated rain towards the afternoon/ visibility 





moderate.





55 S 55 W 60 S 55 W 60 S 67 W 55 S 67 W 55 S 55 W :fresh breeze 





to strong breeze from northwest/ variably cloudy/ possible 





isolated rain/ visibility moderate.





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