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weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-





21:00 UTC     October 06, 2008





National Weather Service





part one: Gale Warning nil 





part two: synoptic situation at 21:00 UTC, October 06 2008





low 972 hpa at 71s 85w moving east at 10 kts extends cold 





front at 71s 85w 70s 90w 73s 85w 70s 80w 64s 90w 





moving east at 10 kts 





ridge at 57s 69w 60s 68w 65s 69w 70s 69w 76s 72w 





moving east at 10 kts 





trough at 74s 58w 70s 58w 66s 62w moving east at 10 kts 





low 966 hpa at 74s 27w weakening moving east at 5 kts extends 





occluded front at 74s 27w 70s 30w 75s 37w 75s 10w moving east at 5





 kts 





low 974 hpa at 62s 22w weakening moving east at 10 kts extends 





occluded front at 62s 22w 59s 25w 63s 28w 65s 10w moving 





southeast at 10 kts 





parth three: forecast issued 00:00 UTC October 07, 2008 valid 





until 18:00 UTC October 07, 2008





1- coastal areas:





southern portion of Drake Strait: strong breeze from southwest 





veering to northwest cloudy precipitation during the morning 





visbility good to moderate.





Mar de la flota coasts: strong breeze from southwest veering to 





northwest partly cloudy to cloudy blizzard snowfall during 





the morning visbility good to moderate.





Gerlache Strait: strong breeze from southwest veering to 





northwest partly cloudy to cloudy snowfall as from daybreak 





visbility good to moderate.





Margarita bay: fresh to strong breeze from north changing to 





moderate from northwest cloudy to partly cloudy snowfall 





during daybreak visbility good to moderate.





Erebus y terror gulf: gentle to moderate breeze from northwest 





veering to southwest fair sky to partly cloudy visibility  good.





2- oceanic areas





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





strong breeze from northwest cloudy fog and mist in patches 





visibility moderate.





66s 70w 73s 70w 73s 90w 66s 90w 66s 70w :fresh breeze 





from northwest veering to southwest cloudy to partly cloudy 





snowfall improving during daybreak visibility moderate to good.





60s 20w 68s 20w 68s 50w 60s 50w 60s 20w :moderate 





breeze from south changing to fresh from northwest partly 





cloudy to fair sky snowfall by the end of the forecast period 





visbility good to moderate.





68s 20w 78s 20w 78s 60w 68s 60w 68s 20w :strong to 





fresh breeze from northeast cloudy fog and mist in patches 





during the morning visbility good to moderate.