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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 14, APRIL 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

401/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-63S 50W-70W UNTIL 15/0900

402/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SW GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 63S-66S 50W-60W FROM 14/1500 UNTIL 15/1200

403/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY NW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-67S 70W-90W UNTIL 15/2100

404/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W IN 67S-73S 70W-85W UNTIL 15/0300

405/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MARGARITA BAY MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 66S-70S 65W-70W UNTIL 14/1500

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 978HPA 65S 45W MOV SE DPN

LOW 946HPA 70S 79W MOV E DPN

LOW 972HPA 65S 68W MOV SE DPN

HIGH 989HPA 70S 38W MOV E WKN

131400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6910S 02000W 6800S 02423W 6711S 02833W 6713S 03351W 6609S 03852W 6451S 04236W 6303S 03823W 6205S 04132W 6132S 04657W 6124S 05250W 6324S 06108W 6536S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5910S 04502W 40X32NM D28A 5306S 02618W 16X13NM D28B 5154S 02952W 10X12NM A78 5829S 02645W 18X4NM D29C 5452S 03142W 13X5NM D31 5659S 02940W 10X3NM D20A 6150S 04232W 13X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5601S 02625W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5934S 02812W 5X1NM ICEBERG3 6024S 03714W 10X2NM ICEBERG4 6050S 03753W 5X2NM ICEBERG5 6105S 04050W 3X2NM ICEBERG6 6108S 04101W 4X2NM ICEBERG7 6143S 04719W 4X2NM ICEBERG8 5720S 02538W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5926S 04113W 4X3NM ICEBERG10 5257S 03845W 6X1NM ICEBERG11 5254S 03842W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5257S 03840W 5X1NM ICEBERG13 5128S 03039W 3X1NM ICEBERG14 5119S 03052W 3X1NM ICEBERG15 5115S 03104W 4X1NM ICEBERG16 5130S 03039W 3X1NM ICEBERG17 5141S 02959W 3X1NM ICEBERG18 5143S 03008W 2X1NM ICEBERG19 5157S 02932W 2X1NM ICEBERG20 5300S 02554W 4X1NM ICEBERG21 5302S 02551W 2X1NM ICEBERG22 5258S 02647W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 7300S 02000W 4600S 02000W 4600S 02900W 6200S 04900W B: 6200S 04900W 4900S 03200W 4900S 04500W 6332S 05800W C: 5600S 05000W 5600S 05800W 6000S 06716W 7000S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-04-15

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 7/5 BY 14/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 VEER NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 14/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 7/5 BY 14/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SW 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 15/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS DECR 5 BY 14/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NE 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 BY 14/1800 AFTERWARDS NW 5 BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 8 BY 15/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NOON VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 14/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 10/8 VEER NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 15/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 8 BACK SECTOR W 7/8 BY 14/1800 AFTERWARDS SE 5 BY 15/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 5/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 5/4 BY 14/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 5/4 BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR E 4 BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR