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weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-





09:00 UTC     November 22, 2008





National Weather Service





part one: Gale Warning





strong baric gradient at 63s 73w 63s 64w 71s 75w 71s 64 





and moving to east to 10 kts provokes gale from north on 65s 





70w 70s 70w 70s 65w 65s 65w 65s 70w 





part two: synoptic situation at 09:00 UTC, November 22, 2008





low 951 hpa at 67s 80w moving east at 10 kts extends occluded 





front at 64s 72w 64s 85w 70s 82w 70s 69w moving east at 10 kts 





low 972 hpa at 67s 52w deeppening moving east at 20 kts 





extends cold front at 70s 50w 65s 46w 60s 50w moving east at 20 kts 





low 984 hpa at 70s 25w weakening moving southeast at 15 kts 





extends occluded front at 68s 24w 69s 30w 71s 30w 71s 





23w moving southeast at 15 kts 





ridge at 73s 57w 75s 60w 77s 65w intensifying moving 





northeast at 15 kts 





ridge at 60s 26w 63s 26w 65s 27w moving east at 15 kts 





parth three: forecast issued 12:00 UTC November 22, 2008 valid 





until 06:00 UTC November 23, 2008





1- coastal areas:





southern portion of Drake Strait: strong to fresh breeze from 





northwest cloudy to partly cloudy possible precipitation 





improving towards the evening visibility moderate.





Mar de la flota coasts: strong to fresh breeze from sector 





north cloudy to partly cloudy fog and mist in patches 





possible precipitation during the afternoon visibility moderate.





Gerlache Strait: near gale to fresh breeze from northwest 





cloudy possible snowfall visibility moderate.





Margarita bay: gale to near gale from northeast cloudy 





possible snowfall visibility moderate.





Erebus y terror gulf: near gale to fresh breeze from northwest 





changing to moderate from sector south cloudy to partly cloudy 





fog and mist in patches towards the evening visbility good to 





moderate.





2- oceanic areas





60s 70w 66s 70w 66s 90w 60s 90w 60s 70w: near gale to strong breeze





 from northwest 





partly cloudy to cloudy possible precipitation towards the afternoon





 visbility good to moderate.





66s 70w 73s 70w 73s 90w 66s 90w 66s 70w: gale to strong breeze from





 northeast 





cloudy possible snowfall visibility moderate to poor.





60s 20w 68s 20w 68s 50w 60s 50w 60s 20w: fresh to strong breeze from





 sector north 





partly cloudy to cloudy fog and mist in patches possible snowfall as 





from afternoon visibility moderate.





68s 20w 78s 20w 78s 60w 68s 60w 68s 20w: moderate breeze from





 northeast veering to 





sector south cloudy to fair sky visibility good.