weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-





21:00 UTC     January 05, 2009





National Weather Service





part one: Gale Warning





nil 





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part two: synoptic situation at 21:00 UTC, January/05/2009





high 1020 hpa at 40 S 35 W moving southeast 





low 995 hpa at 47 S 55 W moving east extends cold front at 38 S 





65 W 39 S 60 W 41 S 56 W 47 S 55 W moving northeast 





low 976 hpa at 60 S 41 W moving east 





low 980 hpa at 63 S 60 W moving east 





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parth three: forecast issued 00:00 UTC January 06,2009 valid 





until 18:00 UTC January 06,2009





1- coastal areas:





Rio de la Plata: moderate to fresh breeze from sector north/ 





clear sky to fair sky/ visibility good.





Islas Malvinas coasts: fresh to strong breeze from sector west/ 





variably cloudy/ possible isolated rain/ visibility moderate.





36 17'23'' S a 39 s: moderate to fresh breeze from sector north 





veering to sector east/ partly cloudy to cloudy/ worsening/ 





possible isolated storms/ visibility moderate to good.





39 S a 42 s: strong to fresh breeze from sector east/ variably 





cloudy/ visibility good.





42 S a 48 s: moderate to fresh breeze from sector west changing 





temporarily to sector north/ variably cloudy/ visibility good.





48 S a 55 s: strong to near gale from sector west/ cloudy/ 





possible rain/ isolated showers/ visibility 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 :fresh breeze 





from sector east/ partly cloudy to cloudy/ worsening/ possible 





rain/ 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 :moderate to 





fresh breeze from sector north veering to sector east/ partly 





cloudy to cloudy/ worsening/ possible showers/ visbility good to 





moderate.





35 S 40 W 40 S 40 W 40 S 50 W 35 S 50 W 35 S 40 W :fresh to 





moderate breeze from north veering to northwest/ fair sky to 





partly cloudy/ visibility good.





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





moderate breeze from sector north/ partly cloudy to cloudy/ 





worsening/ unstable/ visibility good.





40 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 20 W :fresh breeze 





to near gale from northwest/ fair sky to partly cloudy/ 





visibility good.





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





from northwest/ partly cloudy/ visibility good.





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





from northwest changing to fresh from west/ partly cloudy to 





cloudy/ worsening/ possible precipitation/ visbility good to 





moderate.





40 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 50 W 40 S 50 W 40 S 40 W :near gale to 





fresh breeze from sector north/ variably cloudy/ possible 





isolated precipitation/ visibility good/ occasionally/ 





visibility moderate.





40 S 50 W 50 S 50 W 50 S 60 W 40 S 60 W 40 S 50 W :fresh to 





strong breeze from sector west/ partly cloudy to cloudy/ 





unstable/ visibility good.





50 S 20 W 60 S 20 W 60 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 20 W :near gale 





from sector west/ cloudy/ possible isolated precipitation/ 





visibility moderate.





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





fresh breeze from sector west/ cloudy to partly cloudy/ possible 





precipitation/ speels of good weather/ visibility moderate.





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





from sector west changing temporarily to sector east/ cloudy/ 





possible rain/ isolated showers/ visibility moderate.





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