Weather bulletin for shipping, May 16, 2024, National Weather Service.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 16, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
601/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV SE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-65S 52W-58W FROM 16/1500 UNTIL 17/0300
602/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKHPA 60S 66W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 60S 60W 63S 53W 70S 45W MOV E
LOW 988HPA 71S 76W MOV E DPN
151400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6421S 02000W 6339S 02938W 6215S 03238W 6047S 03415W 6016S 03716W 6000S 04100W 6012S 04517W 5952S 04942W 6042S 05351W 6203S 05628W 6406S 06357W 6548S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5858S 04504W 40X32NM D28A 5154S 02239W 16X13NM A78 5724S 02517W 11X4NM D29C 5344S 02952W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6028S 03539W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5824S 03533W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 6008S 03753W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 5654S 02528W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5805S 02543W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5454S 03011W 7X1NM ICEBERG7 5158S 02222W 3X2NM ICEBERG8 5346S 02948W 3X2NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6504S 02000W 4802S 02002W 4700S 02654W 6037S 04132W B: 6037S 04132W 4900S 02811W 4901S 04203W 6042S 05152W C: 5659S 04803W 5356S 05304W 5758S 06716W 6928S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-17
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NE 3/4 BACK NW 4/5 BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/4 VEER NW 5/6 BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NE 3/4 BACK NW 4/5 BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 4/3 BY 17/0000 VIS GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 5/6 INCR 7 WITH GUSTS BY 17/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NE 5/6 BACK NW 7 BY 16/1800 AFTERWARDS SW 5/6 BY 17/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NE 3/4 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 5/7 BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 17/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5/4 BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SE 7/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR S 7 WITH GUSTS BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 3/4 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR E 5/4 BY 17/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=