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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 03, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

525/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 62S-70S 80W-90W UNTIL 03/1800

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 978HPA 66S 45W MOV E WKN

LOW 980HPA 67S 75W MOV E DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 67S 75W 63S 78W 60S 80W

RIDGE 60S 65W 63S 65W 65S 65W MOV E WKN

LOW 983HPA 72S 40W MOV E WKN

021400 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 04445W 40X32NM D28A 5228S 02305W 16X13NM A78 5751S 02551W 18X4NM D29C 5356S 02959W 12X5NM D31 5619S 02947W 10X3NM D20A 6147S 04229W 13X6NM A74B 6147S 05317W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6058S 03614W 10X1NM ICEBERG2 5923S 03600W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 6013S 03833W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 5948S 02255W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 5720S 02555W 4X3NM ICEBERG6 6054S 04051W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 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 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-4

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NW BY 3/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 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 3/4 VEER NW BY 3/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 3/4 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

MARGARITA BAY : SW 3/4 VEER NE BY 3/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 3/4 BACK SW 5/7 BY 3/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 5/6 BACK 7/8 DECR 6/5 BY 3/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 BACK SW 4/5 BY 3/1500 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 BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SECTOR S 4/5 BY 3/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 3/4 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 MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 3/4 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 MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 7/5 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=