GMDSS_METAREA6_N-60_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== WWST02 SABM 161157 1:31:06:01:00 SECURITE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6- 09:00 UTC MAY 16, 2008 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PART ONE: GALE WARNING LOW 982 HPA AT 57 S 68 W AND MOVING TO NORTHWEST TO 5 KTS PROVOKES GALE AROUND ITSELF LOW 943 HPA AT 58 S 20 W AND MOVING TO SOUTHEAST TO 20 KTS PROVOKES VERY STRONG GALE AROUND ITSELF ----------------------------------------------------------------- PART TWO: SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 09:00 UTC, MAY/16/2008 LOW 982 HPA AT 57 S 68 W MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 KTS LOW 943 HPA AT 58 S 20 W MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 KTS HIGH 1022 HPA AT 38 S 58 W MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KTS COLD FRONT AT 33 S 53 W 35 S 40 W 40 S 30 W 50 S 20 W MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KTS COLD FRONT AT 52 S 80 W 53 S 72 W 56 S 66 W MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KTS OCCLUDED FRONT AT 56 S 66 W 58 S 66 W 61 S 71 W 57 S 76 W MOVING NORTH AT 5 KTS WARM FRONT AT 56 S 66 W 55 S 60 W 51 S 56 W MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 KTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- PARTH THREE: FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC MAY 16,2008 VALID UNTIL 06:00 UTC MAY 17,2008 1- COASTAL AREAS: OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: FRESH BREEZE FROM SOUTHEAST CHANGING TO STRONG FROM NORTHEAST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: FRESH BREEZE FROM SOUTHEAST CHANGING TO NORTHEAST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: FRESH BREEZE FROM WEST CHANGING GALE FROM NORTH/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 36 17'23'' S A 38 S: MODERATE BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST CHANGING TO NEAR GALE FROM NORTH/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 38 S A 40 S: STRONG BREEZE FROM NORTHEAST CHANGING TO NEAR GALE FROM NORTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED RAIN/ VISIBILITY GOOD/ OCCASIONALLY/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 40 S A 45 S: NEAR GALE GUSTS/ GALE FROM NORTH VEERING TO NORTHWEST/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 45 S A 50 S: NEAR GALE GUSTS/ GALE FROM NORTHWEST CHANGING TO FRESH FROM SOUTHWEST/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. 50 S A 55 S: GALE FROM NORTHWEST CHANGING TEMPORARILY TO SOUTHWEST/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ IMPROVING/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO GOOD. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2- OCEANIC AREAS 36 S 20 W 40 S 20 W 40 S 30 W 36 S 30 W 36 S 20 W :NEAR GALE FROM WEST VEERING TO SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 36 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 40 W 36 S 40 W 36 S 30 W :NEAR GALE FROM SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 36 S 40 W 40 S 40 W 40 S 50 W 36 S 50 W 36 S 40 W :STRONG BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST CHANGING TO MODERATE FROM NORTH/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 40 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30 W 40 S 30 W 40 S 20 W :STRONG GALE FROM SOUTHWEST FROM NORTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ HAIL/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 40 S 30 W 50 S 30 W 50 S 45 W 40 S 45 W 40 S 30 W :GALE FROM SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ HAIL/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 40 S 45 W 50 S 45 W 50 S 50 W 40 S 50 W 40 S 45 W :STRONG BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST VEERING TO NORTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 40 S 50 W 50 S 50 W 50 S 60 W 40 S 60 W 40 S 50 W :FRESH BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST CHANGING TO GALE FROM NORTH/ CLOUDY INCREASE/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. 50 S 20 W 60 S 20 W 60 S 30 W 50 S 30 W 50 S 20 W :VERY STRONG GALE FROM SOUTHWEST/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SNOWFALL/ VISIBILITY POOR. 50 S 30 W 60 S 30 W 60 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 30 W :GALE FROM SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SNOWFALL/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 50 S 40 W 60 S 40 W 60 S 50 W 50 S 50 W 50 S 40 W :STRONG TO FRESH BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED SNOWFALL/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 50 S 50 W 55 S 50 W 55 S 55 W 50 S 55 W 50 S 50 W :FRESH BREEZE FROM WEST CHANGING TO NEAR GALE CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 55 S 50 W 60 S 50 W 60 S 60 W 55 S 60 W 55 S 50 W :FRESH BREEZE INCREASING/ NEAR GALE FROM NORTH/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SNOWFALL/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 55 S 60 W 60 S 60 W 60 S 67 W 55 S 67 W 55 S 60 W :VERY STRONG GALE FROM EAST VEERING TO SOUTHEAST/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ SNOWFALL/ VISIBILITY POOR. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NNNN ==========