FZPS02 SCSC 012251

CHILEAN NAVY WEATHER SERVICE

VALPARAISO MARITIME METEOROLOGICAL CENTER





FCST ZONES ONE TO SIX VLD FM 021200 TO 031200 UTC.

SPECIAL SEVERE WEATHER OR GALE WARN:

-WIND STRONG WARN OF S IN OCEANIC AREA HUASCO TO CONSTITUCION AREA,

VLD FM APRIL 021100 UTC TO APRIL 040300 UTC.

-STRONG WIND WARN GENERAL COMPONENT SOUTH IN OCEANIC AREA BETWEEN

CONSTITUCION TO PUNTA LAVAPIE, VLD FM APRIL 021800 UTC TO APRIL

050000 UTC.

 - SEVERE WEATHER WARNING AND GALE IN SECTOR OCEANIC AREA ISLAND

GUAMBLIN TO GULF OF PENAS, VALID FROM2100 UTC TO APR 0300 UTC.

SYNOPTIC SITUATION:

ZONE ONE (ARICA TO COQUIMBO):

CSTL TROUGH TO ANTICYCLONIC EDGE.

ZONE TWO TO FOUR (COQUIMBO TO I.MOCHA):

ANTICYCLONIC EDGE.

ZONE FIVE (I.MOCHA TO P.MONTT):

(I.MOCHA TO CORRAL):

RIDGE TO ANTICYCLONIC EDGE.

(CORRAL TO P.MONTT):

FRONTAL EDGE TO ANTICYCLONIC EDGE.

ZONE SIX (P.MONTT TO F.SAN PEDRO):

FRONTAL TO UNSTABLE.

ZONES SEVEN AND EIGHT (F.SAN PEDRO TO LAT 60 DGS SOUTH):

FRONTAL TO POSTFRONTAL UNSTABILITY.

FCST:

ZONE ONE (ARICA TO COQUIMBO):

(ARICA TO HUASCO):

BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 10KM, WIND S/SE 7/15KT INC 20KT PM, SEA

1.0/2.5M SWELL FM SW IN OCEANIC AREA, RIPPLED TO SLIGHT IN BAYS WITH

BREAKER IN CSTL EDGE OPEN TO SW.

(HUASCO TO COQUIMBO):

BROKEN TO SCATTERED, VIS 8/10KM MATINAL MIST IN CSTL AREA, WIND S

15/25KT INC 25/35KT PM, SEA 1.5/3.5M SWELL FM SW IN OCEANIC AREA,

RIPPLED TO SLIGHT IN BAYS WITH BREAKER IN CSTL EDGE OPEN TO SW.

ZONES TWO AND THREE (COQUIMBO TO CONSTITUCION):