Weather bulletin for shipping – Metarea 6 – May 21, 2024.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 21, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
632/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE SECTOR E GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-66S 55W-64W UNTIL 21/1800
633/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W VEER SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-62S 58W-68W UNTIL 21/1200
634/2024 LOW 971HPA AT 61S 44W MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF IN 60S-62S 73W-44W FROM 21/0600 UNTIL 22/0000
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 971HPA 61S 44W MOV E DPN
LOW 967HPA 63S 53W MOV E WKN
LOW 961HPA 63S 62W MOV E DPN
LOW 973HPA 69S 48W MOV E WKN
LOW 970HPA 68S 81W MOV E WKN
201400 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 5852S 04520W 40X32NM D28A 5154S 02244W 16X13NM A78 5715S 02531W 11X4NM D29C 5349S 02932W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6031S 03606W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5830S 03606W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 5644S 02535W 4X3NM ICEBERG4 5800S 02551W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5441S 03022W 7X1NM ICEBERG6 5344S 02919W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5344S 02930W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 5912S 04520W 4X1NM 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 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-22
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK NE 6/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 21/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 3/4 BY 21/1500 PROB OF MIST IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 3 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 7 BY 21/2200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/5 VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY 21/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 4/3 VEER SW 4/5 BY 21/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NE 3/4 BACK NW 6/7 BY 21/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 21/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 5/4 VIS GOOD=