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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 05, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

535/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E VEER SE IN 60S-63S 54W-70W UNTIL 06/0000

536/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 64S-66S 53W-60W UNTIL 06/0000

537/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NW DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SE IN 60S-64S 70W-80W FROM 05/0600 UNTIL 06/0000

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 987HPA 60S 65W MOV SE DPN

LOW 997HPA 66S 70W MOV NE WKN

LOW 996HPA 68S 50W MOV E WKN

011400Z 1SEA ICE LIMIT 5655S 02000W 5632S 02501W 5757S 03003W 5740S 03531W 5822S 04010W 6020S 04702W 6129S 04517W 6102S 05040W 6126S 05705W 6100S 06015W 6131S 06413W 6152S 06700W ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10 NM B15T 5722S 03058W 25X6NM B09F 6138S 05349W 20X8NM A57A 6229S 05559W 11X5NM ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5807S 05156W 7X4NM ICEBERG2 5759S 04959W 3X2NM ICEBERG3 5548S 04518W 3X2NM ICEBERGS AREA A. 4400S04830W 4400S06005W 5200S06005W 5200S04830W REPORTED BY MV BUNGA KASTURI EMPAT B. 5620S04630W 5620S05900W 6200S04630W 6200S05900W C. 5510S04408W 5510S02536W 5209S04408W 5209S02536W D. 4940S03230W 4940S04320W 5410S03230W 5410S04320W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-6

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SE 7/8 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 6 BY 5/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 6 BY 5/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 6 BY 5/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR SE 6 BY 5/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 4 BY 5/1200 VIS GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : NE 4/3 VIS GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 6/9 WITH GUSTS DECR 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 5/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 4/5 BACK SE 5/6 BY 5/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 BACK SE 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 5/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 BY 5/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SE 4/3 INCR 4/5 BY 5/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/6 VEER SW 5 BY 5/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 5/4 INCR 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 5/1800 PROB OF MIST VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD=