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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 06, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

332/2024 LOW 941HPA AT 65S 75W MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-70S 60W-90W UNTIL 07/1200

333/2024 LOW 948HPA AT 65S 50W MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-72S 30W-60W UNTIL 07/1200

334/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SE GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 70S-73S 70W-90W UNTIL 07/0000

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 947HPA 65S 75W MOV SE WKN EXTENDS CFNT AT 65S 75W 67S 65W 63S 60W

LOW 948HPA 65S 50W MOV SE WKN EXTENDS CFNT AT 65S 50W 65S 40W 60S 45W

RIDGE 60S 65W 62S 67W 65S 67W MOV E WKN

061400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6940S 02000W 6752S 02449W 6727S 03100W 6714S 03829W 6512S 04254W 6311S 03945W 6128S 04100W 6159S 04502W 6130S 05014W 6201S 05504W 6337S 06221W 6531S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5851S 04459W 40X32NM D30A 5318S 03810W 10X2NM D28A 5235S 02728W 16X13NM D28B 5127S 02916W 10X12NM A78 5848S 02731W 18X4NM D29C 5523S 03043W 13X5NM D31 5737S 03003W 10X3NM D20A 6159S 04243W 13X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5607S 02657W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5916S 02811W 5X1NM ICEBERG3 6035S 03821W 10X2NM ICEBERG4 5412S 02832W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 6016S 03823W 5X2NM ICEBERG6 6058S 04043W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 6113S 04055W 4X2NM ICEBERG8 6110S 04104W 6X2NM ICEBERG9 6232S 04734W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 6232S 04841W 4X2NM ICEBERG11 5540S 02745W 5X1NM ICEBERG12 6026S 02732W 2X1NM ICEBERG13 5721S 02602W 4X1NM ICEBERG14 5925S 04136W 4X3NM ICEBERG15 6158S 04834W 5X1NM ICEBERG16 6142S 04225W 5X1NM ICEBERG17 5120S 02843W 5X2NM ICEBERG18 5303S 03321W 3X1NM ICEBERG19 5312S 03746W 6X1NM ICEBERG20 5722S 02513W 3X1NM ICEBERG21 5305S 03835W 3X1NM ICEBERG22 5301S 03802W 7X1NM ICEBERG23 5117S 02817W 3X2NM ICEBERG24 5153S 02721W 2X1NM ICEBERG25 5124S 03001W 2X1NM ICEBERG26 5304S 03801W 3X1NM ICEBERG27 5254S 03815W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 7200S 02000W 4600S 02000W 4600S 03000W 6300S 04600W B: 6300S 04600W 4900S 03200W 4900S 04000W 6314S 05716W C: 6314S 05716W 5700S 04900W 6100S 06716W 6816S 06716W D: 5934S 05957W 5600S 06000W 5600S 06616W 6100S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-04-7

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 INCR 7/8 BY 06/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 8/9 BACK SECTOR W 4/3 BY 06/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 INCR 7/8 BY 06/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 8/9 BACK SECTOR W 4/3 BY 06/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 BY 7/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 6/9 DECR 5/4 BY 06/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 7/8 DECR SECTOR W 5/4 BY 7/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/9 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 6/5 BY 7/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 7/8 VEER SW 5/4 BY 7/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 7/9 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 4/5 BY 7/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7/9 BACK NW BY 7/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 5/4 INCR 7/8 BY 7/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=