Gale Warning for Drake Strait – May 11, 2024

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 11, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
569/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-66S 50W-70W UNTIL 12/2100
570/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 BACK SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-69S 70W-90W UNTIL 12/0300
571/2024 LOW 995HPA AT 68S 54W MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-71S 30W-54W FROM 11/1800 UNTIL 12/2300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 972HPA 70S 75W MOV SE DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 70S 75W 65S 80W 63S 90W MOV SE
RIDGE 60S 49W 65S 47W 72S 45W MOV E WKN
LOW 973HPA 67S 65W MOV SE DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 67S 65W 64S 70W 61S 78W MOV E
101400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6508S 02000W 6457S 02451W 6425S 02915W 6319S 03427W 6058S 03523W 6004S 03809W 6019S 04229W 5950S 04808W 6014S 05345W 6212S 06042W 6342S 06226W 6533S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5903S 04507W 40X32NM D28A 5203S 02226W 16X13NM A78 5742S 02518W 11X4NM D29C 5345S 02927W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6046S 03550W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5844S 03550W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 6001S 03742W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 5704S 02543W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5806S 02548W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5528S 03009W 7X1NM ICEBERG7 5157S 02218W 3X2NM ICEBERG8 5344S 02938W 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 2024-05-12
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/9 WITH GUSTS PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 3/4 BACK NW 5/4 BY 11/0900 AFTERWARDS SW 5/6 BY 11/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MARGARITA BAY : NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 4 BY 11/1000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 11/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 9 BY 11/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 6/7 INCR 9 WITH GUSTS BY 11/0600 AFTERWARDS SW 8 BY 11/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SW 7/8 BY 11/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 4/5 VEER NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 11/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 11/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 3/4 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 5/4 BY 11/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD=