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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 07, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

543/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 63S-70S 70W-80W UNTIL 07/2100

544/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-64S 55W-60W FROM 07/1600 UNTIL 09/0300

545/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 69S-74S 75W-90W FROM 07/2100 UNTIL 08/1500

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

HIGH 1007HPA 62S 50W MOV E WKN EXTENDS RIDGE AT 62S 50W 65S 47W 70S 42W

RIDGE 60S 68W 65S 67W 67S 66W MOV E WKN

LOW 975HPA 73S 85W MOV E DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 73S 85W 65S 80W 63S 82W MOV E

LOW 992HPA 60S 85W MOV SE DPN

LOW 1002HPA 63S 58W MOV E DPN

061400 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 5224S 02211W 16X13NM A78 5752S 02536W 18X4NM D29C 5400S 02938W 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 5815S 02522W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5633S 02950W 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 2024-05-8

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 4/5 VEER NW 4/5 BY 8/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: VRB 3 INCR SECTOR W 4/5 BY 8/0000 PROB OF MIST WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 4/5 VEER NW 4/5 BY 8/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4 BACK SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 07/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 4/5 BY 8/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NW 3/4 INCR 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 07/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 BY 07/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 6/5 BACK SW 5/4 BY 07/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5/4 BY 8/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 6/5 BACK SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 07/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 3/5 VEER NW 5/4 BY 8/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY 8/0000 VIS GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 3/4 BACK NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 8/0300 VIS GOOD=