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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 27, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

497/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SW WITH GUST IN 60S-68S 70W-90W UNTIL 28/0300

498/2024 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-65S 60W-70W UNTIL 28/0000

499/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT GERLACHE STRAIT MARGARITA BAY MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 66S-70S 67W-70W UNTIL 28/0000

500/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 30W-46W UNTIL 28/0600

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 955HPA 61|S 72W MOV SE DPN

LOW 961HPA 60S 55W MOV SE DPN

LOW 968HPA 70S 50W MOV E DPN

261400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6654S 02000W 6539S 02620W 6518S 03346W 6327S 03819W 6122S 03746W 6106S 04207W 6107S 04807W 6034S 05030W 6137S 05305W 6253S 05806W 6358S 06400W 6525S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5904S 04446W 40X32NM D28A 5143S 02457W 16X13NM A78 5810S 02609W 18X4NM D29C 5357S 03029W 12X5NM D31 5628S 02958W 10X3NM D20A 6143S 04238W 13X6NM A74B 6211S 05413W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5809S 02103W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 6107S 03618W 10X1NM ICEBERG3 5936S 03609W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6017S 03859W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5854S 02324W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 6054S 04051W 4X3NM ICEBERG7 5730S 02605W 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 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-04-28

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NE 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 27/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 4/5 VEER SE 5/6 BY 27/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NE 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 27/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 27/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR S 3/4 VEER NE 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 28/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SE 4/3 BACK NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 28/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 6/7 INCR 8 WITH GUSTS BY 28/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 7/8 VEER SW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 27/1800 PROB OF MIST ISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7/8 VEER SW 8/5 BY 28/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 4/5 INCR 6 BY 28/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 6/8 BY 27/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 VEER NE 7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 3/4 BACK NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 28/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=