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The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Services
Issuing Service:
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Argentina |
| Preparation Service: |
Argentina |
| Coverage: |
The South Atlantic and Southern Oceans south of 35°50'S, from 20°W to the longitude of Cape Horn, 67°16'W |
| Satellite Ocean Regions (scheduled bulletins): |
AOR (W) |
Broadcast (UTC): |
0230, 1730 |
Forecast Areas
(1) |
Sub-areas used in the CMRE Buenos Aires forecasts:
Boundaries of coastal forecasts areas I, II and III |
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Area I:
Covers the Río de la Plata, from the mouths of the Paraná
and Uruguay rivers up to an imaginary line joining PUNTA
DEL ESTE (Uruguay -
34º 58'062 S, 54º 57'032W) and PUNTA RASA DEL CABO SAN
ANTONIO (Argentina - 36º17'23"S, 56º47'03"W), and the area of
the Atlantic Ocean between the two geographical points and 300
nautical miles out to sea. |
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Area II:
The Atlantic Ocean between 36º17'23"S and 55º00'00"S. Coastal
area extends 300 nautical miles offshore.
This extensive area is subdivided into variable, smaller coastal
areas in accordance to the meteorological situation at the
moment of the issuing of the Bulletin. The northern and southern
boundaries of each subdivision is
expressed in degrees latitude.
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Area III:
Islas Malvinas coasts |
(2) |
Sub-areas used in the CMAVM forecasts: |
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(a) COASTAL AREAS:
Mar de la Flota coastal area
Gerlache Strait
Margarita Bay area
Erebus and Terror Gulf area |
(b) OCEANIC AREAS:
Drake South (south of 60ºS)
Northern Bellingshausen Sea
Southern Bellingshausen Sea
Northern Weddell Sea
Southern Weddell |
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