Marine weather bulletin for Metarea 6, issued by NWS on May 20.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 20, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
629/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W BACK SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 70W-85W UNTIL 20/
630/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS GERLACHE STRAIT MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE VEER SECTOR E GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-66S 58W-65W FROM 20/1500 UNTIL 21/1500
631/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-62S 60W-70W UNTIL 21/1500
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
RIDGE 60S 42W 62S 44W 65S 46W MOV E WKN
LOW 961HPA 63S 68W MOV E DPN
LOW 972HPA 68S 43W MOV E WKN
LOW 970HPA 69S 58W 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 2024-05-21
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 BACK NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 4/5 BACK SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR E 7/5 BY 21/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 5/4 VEER SECTOR E 4/5 BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SE 4/5 BACK SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 20/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR OCNL GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SE 3/4 VEER SECTOR S 5/6 BY 21/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 3/4 VEER NE 6/5 BY 20/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7 VEER NE 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 21/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 5/4 WITH GUSTS BACK NE 5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD=