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Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== WWST02 SABM 100037 1:31:06:01:00 SECURITE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6- 21:00 UTC MARCH 09, 2010 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PART ONE: GALE WARNING STRONG BARIC GRADIENT AT 50 S 35 W 50 S 25 W 60 S 25 W 60 S 35 AND MOVING TO EAST TO 10 KTS AND LOW 990 HPA AT 54 S 25 W PROVOKES GALE FROM SOUTHWEST AT 50 S 25 W 60 S 25 W 60 S 35 W 50 S 35 W 50 S 25 W ----------------------------------------------------------------- PART TWO: SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 21:00 UTC, MARCH/09/2010 HIGH 1023 HPA AT 43 S 46 W MOVING EAST AT 10 KTS EXTENDS RIDGE AT 47 S 47 W 50 S 47 W 52 S 47 W 55 S 47 W MOVING EAST AT 10 KTS LOW 990 HPA AT 54 S 25 W MOVING EAST AT 10 KTS EXTENDS OCCLUDED FRONT AT 56 S 22 W 60 S 26 W 60 S 33 W 58 S 35 W MOVING EAST AT 10 KTS LOW 1006 HPA AT 29 S 47 W EXTENDS OCCLUDED FRONT AT 32 S 42 W 32 S 46 W 31 S 51 W ----------------------------------------------------------------- PARTH THREE: FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC MARCH 10,2010 VALID UNTIL 18:00 UTC MARCH 10,2010 1- COASTAL AREAS: OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: FRESH BREEZE FROM NORTHEAST VEERING TO NORTH CHANGING TO SECTOR WEST BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD/ PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ STORMS/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: MODERATE BREEZE FROM SECTOR NORTH CHANGING TO SECTOR WEST AS FROM NOON/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ STORMS/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE FROM SECTOR NORTH CHANGING TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE MORNING/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 36 17'23'' S A 39 S: FRESH BREEZE FROM NORTHEAST VEERING TO SECTOR WEST TOWARDS THE MORNING/ PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY/ MIST/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ HEAVY STORMS/ IMPROVING BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR. 39 S A 40 S: FRESH BREEZE TO MODERATE BREEZE FROM NORTHEAST CHANGING TO SECTOR SOUTH/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ STORMS AFTERWARDS SHOWERS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR. 40 S A 41 S: MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE FROM SECTOR SOUTH/ PROBABLY HEAVY GUSTS/ CLOUDY/ RAIN/ SHOWERS/ IMPROVING BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD/ VISIBILITY POOR TO MODERATE. 41 S A 45 S: GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE FROM SECTOR EAST CHANGING TO SECTOR SOUTH/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED RAIN/ IMPROVING DURING THE MORNING/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO GOOD. 45 S A 50 S: MODERATE BREEZE TO STRONG BREEZE FROM SECTOR NORTH CHANGING TO SOUTHWEST VEERING TO SOUTH DURING THE MORNING/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 50 S A 52 S: FRESH BREEZE FROM NORTHWEST/ GALE GUSTS VEERING TO SOUTHWEST DECREASING DURING THE MORNING/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 52 S A 55 S: MODERATE BREEZE TO STRONG BREEZE FROM NORTHWEST VEERING TEMPORARILY TO SOUTHWEST/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ DRIZZLE/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2- OCEANIC AREAS 35 S 20 W 38 S 20 W 38 S 40 W 35 S 40 W 35 S 20 W :MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE FROM SECTOR EAST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ FOG IN PATCHES/ ISOLATED DRIZZLE/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 35 S 40 W 40 S 40 W 40 S 55 W 35 S 55 W 35 S 40 W :FRESH BREEZE FROM SECTOR EAST VEERING TO NORTHEAST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ FOG IN PATCHES/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED RAIN/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. 38 S 20 W 45 S 20 W 45 S 30 W 38 S 30 W 38 S 20 W :FRESH BREEZE FROM WEST VEERING TO SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 38 S 30 W 45 S 30 W 45 S 40 W 38 S 40 W 38 S 30 W :FRESH BREEZE TO MODERATE BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST/ PARTLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 40 S 40 W 45 S 40 W 45 S 50 W 40 S 50 W 40 S 40 W :VARIABLE MODERATE BREEZE CHANGING TO SECTOR NORTH/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 40 S 50 W 45 S 50 W 45 S 60 W 40 S 60 W 40 S 50 W :FRESH BREEZE FROM SECTOR NORTH/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ ISOLATED STORMS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR. 45 S 20 W 50 S 20 W 50 S 30 W 45 S 30 W 45 S 20 W :NEAR GALE FROM SECTOR WEST CHANGING TO GALE FROM SOUTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE SHOWERS/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 45 S 30 W 50 S 30 W 50 S 40 W 45 S 40 W 45 S 30 W :NEAR GALE FROM SOUTHWEST VEERING TO WEST BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD DECREASING/ PARTLY CLOUDY/ VISIBILITY GOOD. 45 S 40 W 50 S 40 W 50 S 50 W 45 S 50 W 45 S 40 W :GENTLE BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST CHANGING TO FRESH FROM NORTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. 45 S 50 W 50 S 50 W 50 S 60 W 45 S 60 W 45 S 50 W :FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE FROM SECTOR NORTH CHANGING TO SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE MORNING/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE RAIN/ SHOWERS/ VISBILITY GOOD TO MODERATE. 50 S 20 W 60 S 20 W 60 S 35 W 50 S 35 W 50 S 20 W :GALE FROM SOUTHWEST VEERING TO WEST BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED SNOWFALL/ VISIBILITY POOR TO MODERATE. 50 S 35 W 55 S 35 W 55 S 45 W 50 S 45 W 50 S 35 W :STRONG BREEZE FROM SOUTHWEST VEERING TO WEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED PRECIPITATION/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 50 S 45 W 55 S 45 W 55 S 55 W 50 S 55 W 50 S 45 W :FRESH BREEZE FROM NORTH VEERING TO NEAR GALE FROM NORTHWEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED PRECIPITATION/ VISIBILITY MODERATE. 55 S 35 W 60 S 35 W 60 S 55 W 55 S 55 W 55 S 35 W :NEAR GALE TO GALE FROM SECTOR WEST/ VARIABLY CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE ISOLATED PRECIPITATION/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR. 55 S 55 W 60 S 55 W 60 S 60 W 55 S 60 W 55 S 55 W :NEAR GALE TO GALE FROM NORTHWEST CHANGING TO SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE MORNING/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR. 55 S 60 W 60 S 60 W 60 S 67 W 55 S 67 W 55 S 60 W :FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE FROM SECTOR NORTH CHANGING TO NEAR GALE TO GALE FROM SECTOR SOUTH/ CLOUDY/ POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION/ VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NNNN ==========