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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 10, MAY 2024.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

562/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 61S-64S 50W-60W UNTIL 10/1800

563/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 55W-70W FROM 10/1800 UNTIL 11/2100

564/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-69S 70W-90W FROM 10/0600 UNTIL 11/1800

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 969HPA 69S 55W MOV E DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 69S 55W 66S 50W 62S 56W MOV E

RIDGE 62S 80W 65S 83W 72S 85W MOV E INTSF

091400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6542S 02000W 6512S 02537W 6503S 03010W 6416S 03542W 6144S 03440W 6029S 03610W 6019S 04019W 6004S 04510W 5947S 05039W 6123S 05647W 6323S 06131W 6523S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5905S 04510W 40X32NM D28A 5206S 02222W 16X13NM A78 5748S 02524W 18X4NM D29C 5351S 02925W 12X5NM A74B 6137S 05330W 11X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6103S 03623W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5855S 03550W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 6001S 03742W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 5706S 02549W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 6054S 04051W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5809S 02544W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5633S 02950W 7X1NM ICEBERG8 5157S 02218W 3X2NM 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 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-11

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 10/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 10/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 10/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 WITH GUSTS BY 10/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS DECR 4 BY 10/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS DECR 4 BY 10/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 7/9 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 10/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 10/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/7 VEER SW 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 10/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 5 BY 10/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 7/9 WITH GUSTS BY 10/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 10/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 10/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD=