Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 24, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
643/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-66S 70W-80W UNTIL 24/0600
644/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS GERLACHE STRAIT MOV NE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-67S 60W-70W FROM 24/1200 UNTIL 25/2100
645/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA GERLACHE STRAIT MOV E INTENSIFYING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NW IN 68S-74S 67W-90W FROM 24/0300 UNTIL 25/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 987HPA 60S 50W MOV E DPN
LOW 998HPA 72S 82W MOV E DPN
HIGH 1010HPA 65S 60W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 65S 60W 68S 59W 73S 57W MOV E
RIDGE 60S 82W 65S 82W 68S 82W MOV E INTSF
231400 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 5850S 04533W 40X32NM A78 5705S 02526W 08X3NM D29C 5339S 02930W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5814S 03541W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5653S 02441W 4X3NM ICEBERG3 5752S 02539W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5420S 03004W 7X1NM ICEBERG5 5340S 02941W 5X1NM ICEBERG6 5903S 04429W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5805S 04619W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5153S 02313W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5152S 02255W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 5150S 02243W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5153S 02244W 3X1NM 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 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS A: 5357S 06348W (50NM NORTH TO LIGHTHOUSE SAN JUAN DE SALVAMENTO)
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-25
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SE 6/5 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NE 5/4 BACK NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SW 5/6 BY 24/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 BACK NW 4/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 24/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 4 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK NW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR 6/5 BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 5/7 VEER NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 24/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 5/6 VEER SW 7/5 BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 BACK NE 4/5 BY 24/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=