Marine weather bulletin for Metarea 6 valid until May 20.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 19, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
623/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 50W-70W UNTIL 19/1800
624/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-63S 30W-50W UNTIL 20/0300
625/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W IN 60S-65S 75W-90W UNTIL 20/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
RIDGE 60S 80W 65S 80W 70S 79W MOV E WKN
LOW 961HPA 69S 41W MOV SE DPN
LOW 956HPA 67S 30W MOV E WKN
LOW 969HPA 68S 68W MOV E WKN
171400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6129S 02000W 6304S 05839W 6342S 06249W 6501S 06551W 6447S 02506W 6333S 03021W 6059S 03127W 5958S 03723W 5952S 04226W 5834S 04532W 5854S 05304W 6129S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5859S 04509W 40X32NM D28A 5201S 02244W 16X13NM A78 5724S 02517W 11X4NM D29C 5349S 02942W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6026S 03541W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5824S 03533W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 6005S 03743W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 5654S 02533W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5802S 02534W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5456S 03022W 7X1NM ICEBERG7 5158S 02222W 3X2NM ICEBERG8 5353S 02934W 3X2NM ICEBERG9 5912S 04551W 5X1NM 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 2024-05-20
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 7/5 VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 8/7 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 19/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 7/5 VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/5 DECR 4 BY 20/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR W 5/6 BACK SW 5/4 BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 4/5 BY 20/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 10/5 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 19/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 4/5 BACK SE 4 BY 20/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 7/9 WITH GUSTS DECR 7/5 BY 20/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 7/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 20/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/4 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 5 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD