FZAA01 SCSC 231001
CHILEAN NAVY WEATHER SERVICE
PUNTA ARENAS MARITIME METEOROLOGICAL CENTER
ANTARCTIC WEATHER REPORT ZONE IX VALID 231100/232300 UTC.
SYNOPTIC SITUATION:
EAST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 50W/75W):
UNSTABLE.
CENTRAL SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 75W/95W):
UNSTABLE.
WEST SECTOR (LAT 60S BETWEEN LONG 95W/120W):
PREFRONTAL TO FRONTAL.

FORECAST:
DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH
(BETWEEN LAT 60S/63S):
CUBIERT, VIS 10/8 KM SHOWERS, WIND NW/W 20/15 KT, SEA
STATE ROUGH (4.0/3.0 M).
BAY FILDES:
OVERCAST, VIS 0.5/1 KM FOG AND SLEET, WIND NW/W 15/10 KT
GUST 25 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED IN BAY.
BRANSFIELD STRAIT:
CUBIERT, VIS 1/0.5 KM FOG AND SNOWFALL, WIND NE/E SHIFTING
TO SOUTHEAST 10/15 KT, SEA STATE SLIGHT (1.3/1.0 M).
RADA COVADONGA:
OVERCAST, VIS 2/4 KM SHOWERS OF SNOWFALL, WIND SOUTHEAST
10/15 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED (0.3/0.5 M) WITH BRASH ICE.
BAY CHILE:
OVERCAST, VIS 1/2 KM FOG AND SHOWERS OF SNOWFALL, WIND NW/W
10/15 KT GUST 25 KT, SEA STATE RIPPLED IN BAY.
BAY PARAISO:
OVERCAST, VIS 2/1 KM SNOWFALL, WIND EAST 10/5 KT, SEA STATE
SMOOTH WITH BRASH ICE IN BAY.
BAY MARGARITA:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 10 KM, WIND SOUTHEAST 15/10 KT,
SEA STATE RIPPLED WITH BRASH ICE IN BAY.
WEDDELL SEA:
OVERCAST, VIS 1/0.5 KM FOG AND SNOWFALL, WIND SE/S 10/15 KT,
SEA STATE RIPPLED WITH BRASH ICE.
WEST COAST OHIGGINS LAND OF TO 75 DGS WEST:
BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 6/10 KM SHOWERS OF SLEET, WIND
SOUTHWEST 20/15 KT, SEA STATE ROUGH (2.5/3.0 M)
CENTRAL SECTOR: