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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 11, FEBRUARY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
141/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW IN 60S-62S 60W-50W UNTIL 12/1500
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
RIDGE 61S 88W 65S 84W 68S 81W MOV NE DPN
HIGH 992HPA 65S 57W MOV NE WKN
TROUGH 60S 48W 61S 43W 62S 38W MOV E DPN
LOW 983HPA 68S 42W MOV SE WKN
TROUGH 68S 47W 67S 36W 67S 30W MOV E DPN
101400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6832S 02940W 7409S 03044W 7050S 03053W 7249S 03224W 7539S 03226W 7620S 03314W 6123S 03709W 6124S 04212W 6029S 04654W 6315S 05721W 6356S 06048W 6644S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 4907S 04141W 26X22NM A23J 5100S 04020W 11X8NM A23K 5116S 04030W 11X8NM A76C 5933S 03806W 16X7NM B15AB 5515S 03329W 14X3NM ICEBERG1 5128S 02112W 2X1NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG2 5109S 03435W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5131S 03954W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5831S 03556W 5X2NM ICEBERG5 5046S 04002W 4X2NM ICEBERG6 5018S 03840W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5009S 03555W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5124S 03954W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5951S 04927W 5X4NM ICEBERG10 5200S 03921W 3X1NM ICEBERG11 5210S 03946W 2X1NM ICEBERG12 6012S 04857W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 7300S 02000W 6200S 02000W 6300S 04000W 7800S 04000W B 4400S 02000W 6200S 02000W 4400S 04700W 6200S 04700W C 5600S 04700W 6000S 04700W 6400S 06716W 6800S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-02-12
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR S 5 VEER SW 4 BY 11/2100 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 7 WITH GUSTS DECR SE 8 WITH GUSTS BY 11/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 3 INCR SW 4 BY 11/2100 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1500 PROB OF ISOL MIST IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 3 INCR SW 5 BY 12/0000 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR S 3 DECR VRB 3 BY 12/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 3 BY 12/0600 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF W OF 65W: SECTOR S 3 INCR SW 4 BY 11/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF REST OF THE AREA: SW 4 DECR SW 3 BY 12/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 4 INCR SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/2100 AFTERWARDS NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 12/0600 PROB OF FOG PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 6 VEER SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS BY 12/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 4 INCR NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1800 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 5 BY 12/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 11/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40 - N OF 64S: SE 6 WITH GUSTS BACK NE 4 BY 12/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 5 BY 12/0600 PROB OF ISOL RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA E OF 40 - N OF 64S: NW 6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 12/0000 PROB OF ISOL RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5 VEER NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 3 INCR SE 4 BY 11/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE=