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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 07, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

335/2024 LOW 948HPA AT 65S 71W MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 63S-70S 65W-80W UNTIL 07/1200

336/2024 LOW 954HPA AT 67S 42W MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-72S 30W-50W UNTIL 07/1200

337/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE IN 60S-63S 40W-60W FROM 07/0900 UNTIL 08/0600

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 948HPA 65S 71W MOV E WKN

LOW 954HPA 67S 42W MOV SE WKN

LOW 960HPA 67S 42W MOV SE WKN EXTENDS CFNT AT 67S 35W 65S 30W 60S 35W

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 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-04-8

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 DECR 5/4 BY 7/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 7/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 DECR 5/4 BY 7/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 7/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR N 7/8 BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 7/1800 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

MARGARITA BAY : NE 7/8 DECR 4/3 BY 7/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR E 3/4 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 3/4 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/8 DECR 4/3 BY 7/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL 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 MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NW 7/8 BY 7/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7/8 BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 7/1500 INCR 7/8 BY 7/2100 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

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 7/8 VEER SECTOR S 5/4 BY 7/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR=