Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 23, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
640/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 61S-67S 55W-70W UNTIL 24/0000
641/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 61S-70S 70W-90W UNTIL 24/0600
642/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MARGARITA BAY MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NW IN 68S-74S 67W-90W FROM 24/0300 UNTIL 25/0000
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 992HPA 62S 58W MOV SE DPN
LOW 996HPA 68S 81W MOV E DPN
RIDGE 60S 80W 65S 76W 68S 75W
211400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6300S 02000W 6304S 02455W 6142S 03048W 5917S 03357W 5911S 03751W 5912S 04252W 5814S 04709W 5903S 05252W 6047S 05455W 6252S 05837W 6345S 06332W 6523S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5852S 04520W 40X32NM D28A 5150S 02545W 16X13NM A78 5715S 02531W 11X4NM D29C 5349S 02932W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6033S 03609W 9X1NM ICEBERG2 5815S 03602W 5X2NM ICEBERG3 5644S 02535W 4X3NM ICEBERG4 5757S 02541W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5441S 03022W 7X1NM ICEBERG6 5344S 02919W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5344S 02930W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 5912S 04520W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5805S 04619W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6600S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4900S 04500W 6200S 04500W B: 6200S 04500W 5016S 04500W 5300S 06000W 6330S 06000W C: 6330S 06000W 5325S 06000W 5553S 06716W 6710S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-24
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 BY 24/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 VEER SE 7/8 BY 23/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 BY 23/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 5/6 BACK NW 5/7 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SW 5/4 BY 24/0000 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE EVENING WORSENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 BACK NW 4/5 BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 4 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 24/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 6/5 BY 24/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 5/4 BACK NW 4/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 24/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 6/5 BY 23/2200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 24/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 3/4 BACK NE 4/4 BY 24/0900 VIS GOOD=