Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 24, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
646/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-66S 80W-90W FROM 25/0000 UNTIL 26/1800
647/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS GERLACHE STRAIT MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-67S 58W-70W UNTIL 26/0900
648/2024 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 UNTIL 25/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 1005HPA 62S 52W MOV E DPN
LOW 974HPA 68S 30W MOV E DPN
RIDGE 60S 40W 64S 52W 70S 48W MOV E INTSF
RIDGE 60S 80W 65S 78W 68S 76W 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 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-25
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 7/8 BY 25/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 24/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SECTOR S 5/6 BY 24/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MARGARITA BAY : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 24/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 4/5 BACK SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 24/1800 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 24/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/8 BY 25/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 6/8 DECR 5 BY 25/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 5/6 VEER SW 6/5 BY 24/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 24/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 BACK NE 5/6 BY 24/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR=