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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 24, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

473/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 67S-73S 70W-90W UNTIL 24/1500

474/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 30W-50W UNTIL 24/0900

475/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT GERLACHE STRAIT MARGARITA BAY MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 64S-70S 65W-70W UNTIL 24/1200

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 950HPA 62S 32W MOV SE DPN

LOW 965HPA 70S 85W MOV E DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 70S 85W 65S 70W 63S 60W

HIGH 991HPA 62S 55W MOV SE INTSF

231400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6615S 02000W 6525S 02847W 6515S 03644W 6130S 03918W 6140S 04429W 6119S 04841W 6135S 05142W 6238S 05401W 6251S 05616W 6328S 06014W 6406S 06410W 6606S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5903S 04437W 40X32NM D28A 5207S 02533W 16X13NM A78 5827S 02604W 18X4NM D29C 5408S 03104W 12X5NM D31 5635S 03005W 10X3NM D20A 6149S 04242W 13X6NM A74B 6222S 05402W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5824S 02240W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 6116S 03642W 10X1NM ICEBERG3 6000S 03623W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6036S 03926W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 6128S 04658W 4X2NM ICEBERG6 5750S 02341W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 6044S 04028W 4X3NM ICEBERG8 5120S 02956W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5109S 03001W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 5145S 03041W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5131S 02900W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5129S 02901W 4X3NM ICEBERG13 5139S 02857W 5X2NM ICEBERG14 5130S 02901W 2X1NM ICEBERG15 5810S 02635W 4X2NM ICEBERG16 5148S 02847W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 7020S 02000W 4700S 02000W 4500S 02900W 6200S 04100W 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 2024-04-25

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N BY 23/2100 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

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 3/4 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N BY 23/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 3/4 WITH GUSTS VEER NE BY 24/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 24/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 24/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 3/4 BACK NE BY 24/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 5/4 BACK SECTOR S 4/3 BY 24/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/7 DECR 5/4 BY 24/1200 PROB OF MIST FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SE 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR S 6/4 BY 24/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 24/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 24/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 3/5 VEER SW BY 24/1500 VIS GOOD=