Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

WWAA02 SAWB 250000
1:31:06:01:00
SECURITE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 25, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
649/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-66S 80W-90W UNTIL 26/1800
650/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS GERLACHE STRAIT MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-67S 58W-70W UNTIL 26/0900
651/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MARGARITA BAY MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY NW IN 67S-70S 67W-80W UNTIL 25/0900
652/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV NE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY NW IN 64S-70S 38W-50W FROM 25/0900 UNTIL 25/2100
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 1002HPA 63S 54W MOV E DPN
LOW 980HPA 72S 48W MOV E DPN
RIDGE 60S 44W 65S 40W 70S 36W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 60S 78W 65S 75W 68S 72W MOV E INTSF
241400 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 10MN A23A 5848S 04536W 40X32NM A78 5705S 02523W 08X3NM D29C 5338S 02926W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5814S 03541W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5716S 02416W 4X3NM ICEBERG3 5751S 02535W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5412S 03000W 7X1NM ICEBERG5 5340S 02941W 5X1NM ICEBERG6 5858S 04418W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5745S 04357W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5153S 02313W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5152S 02255W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 5151S 02244W 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: 5344S 06343W (50NM NORTH TO LIGHTHOUSE SAN JUAN DE SALVAMENTO)
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-26
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR W 6/5 BY 25/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE 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 WITH GUSTS BY 25/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 7 BACK SECTOR W 7/5 BY 25/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 BACK SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 25/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR S 3/4 VEER SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 25/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK NW 6/5 BY 25/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 25/0900 PROB OF MIST COASTAL BLIZZARD WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR N 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/8 BY 25/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 3/4 VEER NE 4 BY 25/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 4/5 VEER NW 5/6 BY 25/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 25/1500 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): NE 3/4 VEER SE 5/6 BY 25/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD=