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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 02, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

523/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 60S-64S 50W-60W UNTIL 02/1800

524/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E WEAKENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 62S-69S 80W-90W FROM 03/0300 UNTIL 03/1800

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 978HPA 66S 55W MOV E DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 66S 55W 63S 45W 61S 48W

LOW 977HPA 70S 86W MOV E DPN

RIDGE 60S 80W 65S 77W 67S 77W MOV E WKN

LOW 976HPA 72S 48W MOV E WKN

011400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6525S 02000W 6447S 02418W 6448S 02910W 6452S 03505W 6303S 03420W 6046S 03629W 6030S 04042W 6103S 04610W 6047S 05101W 6204S 05634W 6340S 06226W 6525S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5900S 04444W 40X32NM D28A 5218S 02325W 16X13NM A78 5751S 02551W 18X4NM D29C 5354S 03004W 12X5NM D31 5625S 02940W 10X3NM D20A 6147S 04233W 13X6NM A74B 6147S 05317W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5815S 01925W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 6058S 03614W 10X1NM ICEBERG3 5923S 03600W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6013S 03833W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5948S 02255W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5720S 02555W 4X3NM ICEBERG7 6054S 04051W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5816S 02542W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6700S 02000W 4800S 02000W 4600S 03000W 6200S 04000W B: 6200S 04000W 4800S 03100W 4800S 04500W 6322S 05730W C: 5700S 05100W 5700S 06200W 5900S 06716W 6850S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-3

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 4/5 BY 3/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 DECR 5/4 BY 02/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 4/5 BY 3/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/5 VEER NW 5/4 BY 3/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 3 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NW 3/4 BACK SW BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SE 5/4 BY 02/2100 AFTERWARDS SW 5/6 BY 3/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 5/6 BACK SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5/6 BY 3/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR S 4 BY 3/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 5/6 BACK SECTOR W 4 BY 3/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 3/4 BACK NW 5/4 BY 3/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR N 5/7 VEER NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 02/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR=