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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 03, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

526/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S IN 63S-65S 54W-60W UNTIL 04/2100

527/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 60S-68S 78W-90W UNTIL 03/2100

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 981HPA 67S 72W MOV E DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 67S 72W 65S 70W 60S 71W

LOW 980HPA 65S 45W MOV E DPN

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 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-4

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 3/4 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5/6 BY 4/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 3/4 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NE 4 BY 03/2100 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

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E BY 4/0000 PROB OF MIST IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 6 BY 4/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 6 WITH GUSTS BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SW 5/6 BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 4/5 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 4/5 BY 4/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 5/4 BY 4/0300 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 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NE 5 WITH GUSTS BY 03/2100 PROB OF INTERMITTENT MIST SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR=