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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 28, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

501/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-68S 70W-90W UNTIL 29/0600

502/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 62S-66S 50W-60W UNTIL 29/0600

503/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-70S 30W-38W UNTIL 29/0600

504/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV S WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-66S 45W-50W UNTIL 28/1200

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 955HPA 62S 70W NOT MOV WKN

LOW 959HPA 62S 50W MOV S WKN

LOW 969HPA 72S 48W MOV SE WKN

LOW 956HPA 70S 75W MOV SE WKN

271400 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 5905S 04443W 40X32NM D28A 5144S 02456W 16X13NM A78 5805S 02610W 18X4NM D29C 5356S 03027W 12X5NM D31 5622S 03004W 10X3NM D20A 6143S 04238W 13X6NM A74B 6211S 05413W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5816S 02037W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 6106S 03615W 10X1NM ICEBERG3 5936S 03609W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6017S 03859W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5913S 02315W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 6054S 04051W 4X3NM ICEBERG7 5724S 02606W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6740S 02000W 4700S 02000W 4500S 02900W 6430S 02900W B: 6430S 02900W 4800S 02900W 4900S 04400W 6200S 04400W C: 6200S 04400W 5200S 04400W 5900S 06716W 6640S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-04-29

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NE 5/7 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/6 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: E 5/6 DECR 4/3 BY 28/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 8/9 WITH GUSTS PROB OF INTERMITTENT MIST SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD WORSENING TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK SECTOR N BY 28/1500 VIS GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : NE 5/7 DECR 4/3 BY 28/1800 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 8/9 WITH GUSTS PROB OF COASTAL FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD WORSENING TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 7/8 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7/8 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL VIS GOOD OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 7/8 VEER SW 5/4 BY 28/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR N 7/8 VEER NE 5/4 BY 28/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA 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 MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 3/4 BACK NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 28/1500 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=