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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 22, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

455/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR D

E LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR

W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 606S-63S 50W-68W UNTIL 22/1200

456/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING P

ROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 63S-66S 50W-5

8W UNTIL 23/1200

457/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPE

NING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 64S-70S

 75W-90W UNTIL 23/0600

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 968HPA 67S 52W MOV E DPN

LOW 984HPA 68S 80W MOV SE DPN

201400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6809S 02000W 6615S 02253W 6600S 03145W 652

5S 03816W 6218S 03707W 6144S 04303W 6101S 04733W 6113S 05254W 6238S 0

5451W 6304S 05905W 6355S 06418W 6526S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN

10NM A23A 5911S 04435W 40X32NM D28A 5220S 02546W 16X13NM A78 5833S 02

621W 18X4NM D29C 5413S 03141W 12X5NM D31 5631S 03006W 10X3NM D20A 614

8S 04228W 13X6NM A74B 6236S 05358W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10N

M ICEBERG1 5742S 02328W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 6119S 03652W 10X1NM ICEBERG3 6

003S 03626W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6041S 04020W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 6128S 04656W 4

X2NM ICEBERG6 5714S 02449W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5922S 04041W 4X3NM ICEBERG8

 5136S 03050W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5056S 03036W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 5145S 03041

W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5126S 03047W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5153S 02921W 4X3NM ICE

BERG13 5154S 02918W 5X2NM ICEBERG14 5151S 02929W 2X1NM ICEBERG15 5042

S 03049W 3X2NM ICEBERG16 5832S 02654W 4X2NM ICEBERG17 5850S 02621W 3X

1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 7020S 02000W 4700S 02000W 4500S 02900W 6200S 0

4100W B: 6200S 04100W 4800S 03030W 4900S 04600W 6314S 05716W C: 5600S

 05030W 5600S 06100W 5900S 06716W 6900S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-04-23

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SEC

TOR W 7/5 BY 22/2200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELL

S OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/9 WITH

GUSTS DECR 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 22/1500 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

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 7/5

BY 22/2200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK

 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 22/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINT

ERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PER

IOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 22/1500 PROB OF MIST

PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POO

R

MARGARITA BAY : NW 4/5 VEER NE 4 BY 22/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTER

MITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIO

D VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY INCR SW 9 BY 22/1

500 PROB OF ISOL FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD S

PELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INC

R SW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 22/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FA

LL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTEN

SITY INCR SW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 22/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT

 SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO PO

OR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 4/5 VEER NW 5/4 BY 22

/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STAR

TING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY

 22/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR T

OWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER S

W 6/8 BY 22/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING

 DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 VIS GOOD=