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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 26, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

486/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-73S 70W-90W FROM 26/0900 UNTIL 27/1200

487/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-63S 60W-70W UNTIL 27/0300

488/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV SE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-67S 30W-50W FROM 26/0600 UNTIL 27/1200

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 976HPA 65S 70W MOV E DPN

LOW 987HPA 65S 58W MOV SE DPN

RIDGE 60S 40W 65S 45W 73S 50W MOV E WKN

RIDGE 60S 90W 65S 85W 70S 80W MOV NE WKN

251400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6615S 02000W 6525S 02847W 6515S 03644W 6130S 03918W 6140S 04429W 6119S 04841W 6135S 05142W 6238S 05401W 6251S 05616W 6328S 06014W 6406S 06410W 6606S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5902S 04445W 40X32NM D28A 5149S 02511W 16X13NM A78 5815S 02610W 18X4NM D29C 5403S 03043W 12X5NM D31 5633S 02951W 10X3NM D20A 6144S 04239W 13X6NM A74B 6212S 05410W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5804S 02123W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 6111S 03627W 10X1NM ICEBERG3 5943S 03611W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6022S 03855W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5833S 02340W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 6054S 04051W 4X3NM ICEBERG7 5132S 02918W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5145S 03041W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5126S 02843W 4X2NM ICEBERG10 5119S 02606W 5X3NM ICEBERG11 5140S 02902W 2X1NM ICEBERG12 5756S 02612W 4X1NM ICEBERG13 5853S 02611W 3X2NM ICEBERG14 5846S 02544W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 7020S 02000W 4700S 02000W 4500S 02900W 6200S 04100W B: 6200S 04100W 4800S 03030W 4900S 04600W 6314S 05716W C: 5600S 05030W 5600S 06100W 5900S 06716W 6900S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-04-27

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 3/5 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7/8 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 3/5 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7/8 DECR 5/4 BY 26/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/5 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NE 4/5 VEER SW BY 26/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 BY 26/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 3/5 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 BY 26/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 7/8 BY 26/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 26/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 BY 26/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 3/5 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR=