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weather bulletin for shipping - Metarea 6-





09:00 UTC     November 18, 2008





National Weather Service





part one: Gale Warning nil 





part two: synoptic situation at 09:00 UTC, November 18, 2008





low 975 hpa at 69s 63w deeppening moving east at 15 kts 





extends cold front at 70s 62w 68s 55w 66s 52w moving east at 15 kts 





low 981 hpa at 66s 58w moving east at 15 kts extends cold 





front at 65s 50w 63s 47w 60s 49w moving east at 15 kts 





low 993 hpa at 62s 30w weakening moving east at 10 kts extends 





occluded front at 60s 32w 63s 33w 63s 26w 60s 28w moving east at 10





 kts 





ridge at 60s 65w 64s 66w 67s 68w moving east at 15 kts 





parth three: forecast issued 12:00 UTC November 18, 2008 valid 





until 06:00 UTC November 19, 2008





1- coastal areas:





southern portion of Drake Strait: strong to fresh breeze from 





northwest cloudy to fair sky possible precipitation during the 





morning visibility moderate to good.





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





southwest cloudy to fair sky fog and mist in patches possible 





precipitation during the morning visibility moderate to good.





Gerlache Strait: strong breeze from sector west changing to 





fresh from northwest partly cloudy to cloudy possible 





precipitation towards the evening visbility good to moderate.





Margarita bay: strong to fresh breeze from north cloudy to fair 





sky visibility good.





Erebus y terror gulf: fresh to moderate breeze from northwest 





partly cloudy to fair sky visibility good.





2- oceanic areas





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





 from northwest partly cloudy to cloudy possible precipitation





 towards the evening visbility good to moderate.





66s 70w 73s 70w 73s 90w 66s 90w 66s 70w: fresh breeze to near gale





 from sector north fair sky afterwards cloudy possible snowfall





 towards the evening visbility good to moderate.





60s 20w 68s 20w 68s 50w 60s 50w 60s 20w: moderate breeze from north





 veering to southwest cloudy possible snowfall improving towards the





 afternoon visibility moderate to good.





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





 veering to south cloudy visibility good.