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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 08, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

346/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 BACK SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-63S 50W-60W UNTIL 08/2100

347/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 63S-66S 50W-60W UNTIL 09/0000

348/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-67S 30W-50W UNTIL 09/0000

349/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 80W-90W UNTIL 09/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 967HPA 61S 68W MOV SE DPN

LOW 969HPA 64S 43W MOV SE DPN

LOW 979HPA 65S 90W MOV SE DPN

RIDGE 65S 35W 70S 45W 73S 50W MOV E WKN

071400 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 5900S 04456W 40X32NM D30A 5318S 03810W 10X2NM D28A 5238S 02725W 16X13NM D28B 5129S 02920W 10X12NM A78 5847S 02730W 18X4NM D29C 5521S 03054W 13X5NM D31 5733S 03007W 10X3NM D20A 6159S 04234W 13X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5606S 02653W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5917S 02803W 5X1NM ICEBERG3 6035S 03821W 10X2NM ICEBERG4 5410S 02839W 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 5528S 02728W 5X1NM ICEBERG12 6025S 02721W 2X1NM ICEBERG13 5714S 02556W 4X1NM ICEBERG14 5925S 04136W 4X3NM ICEBERG15 6157S 04819W 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 02715W 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 2024-04-9

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 4/5 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 7/8 BACK SECTOR W 7/5 BY 08/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: 4/5 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/8 VEER SECTOR W 4/4 BY 08/2100 PROB OF ISOL MIST SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 3 BY 9/0000 PROB OF MIST IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 9 WITH GUSTS DECR 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF INTERMITTENT FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR OCNL MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 6/5 BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 3/4 VEER NW 5/6 BY 9/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 7/5 BY 08/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR N 8 BY 9/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 7 BY 08/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR=