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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 06, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

541/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-69S 75W-85W FROM 07/0300 UNTIL 07/2100

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

HIGH 1006HPA 67S 52W MOV E WKN EXTENDS RIDGE AT 67S 53W 70S 40W 72S 35W

LOW 1002HPA 70S 82W MOV SE DPN

RIDGE 60S 80W 63S 72W 65S 65W

051400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6600S 01953W 6606S 02329W 6515S 03310W 6219S 03449W 6352S 03704W 6006S 03843W 6056S 04227W 5956S 04520W 5953S 05032W 6052S 05526W 6334S 06400W 6511S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5902S 04504W 40X32NM D28A 5230S 02218W 16X13NM A78 5753S 02537W 18X4NM D29C 5403S 02948W 12X5NM A74B 6137S 05307W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6058S 03614W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5904S 03552W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 5944S 03807W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 5721S 02544W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 6054S 04051W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5809S 02529W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5607S 02958W 7X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6700S 02000W 4800S 02000W 4600S 03000W 6200S 04000W B: 6200S 04000W 4800S 03100W 4800S 04500W 6322S 05730W C: 5700S 05100W 5700S 06200W 5900S 06716W 6850S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-7

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 6/5 VEER SECTOR W 4/5 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 3/4 VEER SW 3/4 BY 06/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 6/5 VEER SECTOR W 4/5 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 06/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SE 3/4 BACK SECTOR E 4/3 BY 7/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NE 4/3 VIS GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR N 4/5 BACK NW 4/5 BY 06/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR OCNL MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 4/5 BACK SECTOR W 5/6 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 3/4 INCR 7/8 BY 7/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR E 4/3 VEER NE 4/5 BY 7/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SE 6/5 VEER SW 5/4 BY 06/2300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 6/5 VEER SW 5 BY 06/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 5/4 BACK SECTOR E 4/5 BY 7/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR=