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weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-





09:00 UTC     January 08, 2009





National Weather Service





part one: Gale Warning





nil 





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part two: synoptic situation at 09:00 UTC, January/08/2009





low 1014 hpa at 37 S 25 W weakening moving east at 20 kts 





low 1000 hpa at 48 S 33 W moving east at 25 kts extends cold 





front at 48 S 32 W 42 S 36 W 37 S 44 W 34 S 50 W moving east at 





20 kts 





low 990 hpa at 55 S 32 W moving east at 20 kts extends occluded 





front at 53 S 43 W 57 S 40 W 58 S 33 W 56 S 23 W moving east at 





20 kts 





low 1000 hpa at 49 S 43 W moving east at 20 kts extends cold 





front at 48 S 40 W 46 S 45 W 43 S 49 W 41 S 53 W moving east at 





20 kts 





high 1019 hpa at 43 S 60 W intensifying moving east at 15 kts 





extends ridge at 45 S 60 W 49 S 59 W 55 S 57 W 62 S 59 W moving 





east at 10 kts 





cold front at 64 S 77 W 61 S 72 W 57 S 69 W 52 S 72 W moving 





east at 20 kts 





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parth three: forecast issued 12:00 UTC January 08,2009 valid 





until 06:00 UTC January 09,2009





1- coastal areas:





outer Rio de la Plata: gentle to moderate breeze from sector 





east changing to fresh to moderate from northeast/ variably 





cloudy/ visibility good.





Inner Rio de la Plata: variable gentle breeze afterwards 





moderate to gentle breeze from sector north/ fair sky to partly 





cloudy/ visibility good.





Islas Malvinas coasts: moderate breeze from southwest veering to 





northwest increasing to fresh breeze/ variably cloudy/ possible 





isolated rain/ speels of good weather during daybreak/ visbility 





good to moderate.





36 17'23'' S a 38 s: gentle breeze from sector east veering to 





northeast increasing/ variably cloudy/ possible isolated 





showers/ improving/ visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility 





moderate.





38 S a 40 s: variable gentle breeze afterwards moderate to fresh 





breeze from northeast/ fair sky to partly cloudy/ mist breaking 





up/ visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility moderate.





40 S a 43 s: variable gentle breeze afterwards moderate to fresh 





breeze from sector north/ gusts/ fair sky to partly cloudy/ 





visibility good.





43 S a 46 s: gentle breeze from sector west veering to sector 





north increasing to fresh breeze/ fair sky to partly cloudy/ 





visibility good.





46 S a 50 s: gentle to moderate breeze from sector west veering 





to north decreasing/ variably cloudy/ mist/ fog in patches as 





from daybreak/ visbility good to moderate.





50 S a 52 s: gentle breeze increasing to fresh breeze from 





sector north/ variably cloudy/ possible isolated drizzle/ 





improving/ mist as from daybreak/ visibility moderate/ 





occasionally/ visibility good.





52 S a 55 s: gentle breeze increasing to fresh breeze from 





sector west/ gusts/ probably during the afternoon/ variably 





cloudy/ possible rain/ isolated drizzle/ speels of good weather/ 





visbility good to moderate.





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2- oceanic areas





35 S 20 W 40 S 20 W 40 S 30 W 35 S 30 W 35 S 20 W :moderate to 





fresh breeze from northeast changing to fresh from west/ 





variably cloudy/ possible isolated rain afterwards showers/ 





visbility good to moderate.





35 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 40 W 35 S 40 W 35 S 30 W :fresh to 





strong breeze from sector west changing to fresh to moderate 





from sector south/ variably cloudy/ possible isolated rain and 





showers/ visibility moderate.





35 S 40 W 40 S 40 W 40 S 50 W 35 S 50 W 35 S 40 W :fresh breeze 





from sector west veering to sector south decreasing/ cloudy/ 





rain/ isolated storms afterwards showers/ improving/ visibility 





moderate to good.





35 S 50 W 40 S 50 W 40 S 55 W 35 S 55 W 35 S 50 W :moderate to 





gentle breeze from sector south veering to sector east/ variably 





cloudy/ visibility good.





40 S 20 W 45 S 20 W 45 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 20 W :fresh breeze 





to near gale from northwest changing to strong from southwest/ 





partly cloudy to cloudy/ possible rain and showers/ visibility 





moderate/ occasionally/ visibility poor.





40 S 30 W 45 S 30 W 45 S 40 W 40 S 40 W 40 S 30 W :near gale 





from northwest changing to strong from southwest/ overcast/ 





possible isolated rain and showers/ visibility poor to moderate.





40 S 40 W 45 S 40 W 45 S 50 W 40 S 50 W 40 S 40 W :fresh breeze 





from sector west changing to strong to fresh from southwest/ 





overcast/ possible isolated rain and showers/ visibility 





moderate.





40 S 50 W 45 S 50 W 45 S 55 W 40 S 55 W 40 S 50 W :fresh to 





moderate breeze from southwest afterwards variable gentle 





breeze/ variably cloudy/ possible isolated showers/ improving/ 





cloudy decrease/ visibility moderate to good.





40 S 55 W 45 S 55 W 45 S 60 W 40 S 60 W 40 S 55 W :fresh to 





moderate breeze from sector south veering to sector north 





increasing/ fair sky/ visibility good.





45 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30 W 45 S 30 W 45 S 20 W :strong to 





near gale from northwest changing to fresh from sector west/ 





overcast/ isolated rain and showers/ visibility poor to 





moderate.





45 S 30 W 50 S 30 W 50 S 40 W 45 S 40 W 45 S 30 W :fresh breeze 





from sector west changing to strong to near gale from southwest/ 





overcast/ possible rain and showers/ visibility moderate to 





poor.





45 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 50 W 45 S 50 W 45 S 40 W :fresh breeze 





from sector west changing to strong to fresh from southwest/ 





overcast/ possible isolated rain and showers/ visibility 





moderate.





45 S 50 W 50 S 50 W 50 S 60 W 45 S 60 W 45 S 50 W :strong to 





fresh breeze from southwest veering to northwest/ variably 





cloudy/ possible isolated showers/ speels of good weather/ 





visibility moderate/ occasionally/ visibility good.





50 S 20 W 55 S 20 W 55 S 30 W 50 S 30 W 50 S 20 W :fresh breeze 





from sector north changing to moderate to fresh from sector 





west/ overcast/ possible rain and showers/ visibility moderate.





50 S 40 W 55 S 40 W 55 S 55 W 50 S 55 W 50 S 40 W :fresh to 





strong breeze from southwest changing to strong to fresh from 





sector west/ variably cloudy/ possible isolated rain/ visibility 





moderate.





55 S 20 W 60 S 20 W 60 S 30 W 55 S 30 W 55 S 20 W :strong to 





near gale from sector east veering to south/ overcast/ possible 





showers/ rain and snow mixture/ visibility poor.





55 S 30 W 60 S 30 W 60 S 40 W 55 S 40 W 55 S 30 W :strong to 





near gale from southeast veering to south decreasing by the end 





of the forecast period/ overcast/ possible rain and snow 





mixture/ visibility poor.





55 S 40 W 60 S 40 W 60 S 50 W 55 S 50 W 55 S 40 W :moderate 





breeze from sector south veering to northwest increasing/ 





overcast/ possible isolated rain/ speels of good weather during 





the night/ visibility good/ occasionally/ visibility moderate.





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





from sector west changing temporarily to strong to near gale 





from northwest during daybreak/ variably cloudy/ possible rain/ 





drizzle/ visibility moderate/ occasionally/ visibility poor.





55 S 60 W 60 S 60 W 60 S 67 W 55 S 67 W 55 S 60 W :strong to 





near gale from sector north changing to fresh from sector west/ 





variably cloudy/ possible rain/ isolated drizzle/ visibility 





moderate/ occasionally/ visibility poor.





50 S 30 W 55 S 30 W 55 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 30 W :fresh breeze 





from west veering to southwest increasing/ overcast/ possible 





showers/ rain and snow mixture/ visibility moderate/ 





occasionally/ visibility poor.





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