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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 04, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

532/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E VEER SE IN 60S-63S 54W-70W FROM 04/1500 UNTIL 05/2300

533/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 64S-66S 53W-60W FROM 04/1500 UNTIL 05/2300

534/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NW DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 60S-65S 70W-80W FROM 05/0000 UNTIL 05/2300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 987HPA 60S 65W MOV SE DPN

LOW 997HPA 66S 70W MOV E WKN

LOW 996HPA 68S 50W MOV E WKN

031400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6600S 01953W 6606S 02329W 6515S 03310W 6219S 03449W 6352S 03704W 6006S 03843W 6056S 04227W 5956S 04520W 5953S 05032W 6052S 05526W 6334S 06400W 6511S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5859S 04448W 40X32NM D28A 5233S 02250W 16X13NM A78 5753S 02542W 18X4NM D29C 5356S 02958W 12X5NM D31 5619S 02947W 10X3NM A74B 6137S 05308W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6058S 03614W 10X1NM ICEBERG2 5909S 03554W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 6013S 03833W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 5723S 02544W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 6054S 04051W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5810S 02527W 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 2024-05-5

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SE 3/4 DECR 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 04/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 4/5 VEER SE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 5/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SE 3/4 INCR 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 04/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 5/6 VEER SE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 5/0000 PROB OF INTERMITTENT FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 5/6 INCR 7 BY 04/1500 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 5/4 BY 5/0000 PROB OF MIST SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : NE 4/5 VIS GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 0 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 5/0000 PROB OF INTERMITTENT FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 3/4 INCR 5/6 BY 04/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 BACK SE 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 04/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 4 BY 5/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 4/5 BACK SE 4 BY 5/0000 PROB OF ISOL MIST SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SE 4/5 VEER SW BY 04/2100 PROB OF ISOL MIST SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 5/4 VEER SE 4/5 BY 5/0000 PROB OF INTERMITTENT MIST SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD=