Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 25, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
653/2024 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
654/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 52W-70W UNTIL 26/2100
655/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 65S-68S 67W-80W FROM 25/1800 UNTIL 26/1500
656/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 63S-70S 38W-50W UNTIL 26/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 994HPA 64S 54W MOV E DPN
LOW 979HPA 69S 35W MOV E DPN
HIGH 1004HPA 69S 62W MOV E WKN EXTENDS RIDGE AT 69S 62W 72S 58W 75S 52W MOV E
RIDGE 60S 72W 65S 72W 69S 72W MOV E WKN
251400 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 5848S 04538W 40X32NM A78 5704S 02520W 08X3NM D29C 5338S 02923W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5814S 03541W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5716S 02416W 4X3NM ICEBERG3 5751S 02535W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5408S 02950W 7X1NM ICEBERG5 5345S 02920W 5X1NM ICEBERG6 5858S 04418W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5745S 04357W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5153S 02309W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5153S 02256W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 5151S 02244W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5153S 02244W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6430S 02000W 4600S 02000W 4650S 04000W 6028S 04000W B: 6028S 04000W 4900S 04000W 5200S 05800W 6300S 05800W C: 6300S 05800W 5200S 05800W 5530S 06716W 6630S 06716W 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS A: 5344S 06343W (50NM NORTH TO LIGHTHOUSE SAN JUAN DE SALVAMENTO)
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-05-26
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR W 6/5 BY 25/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 25/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR W 6/5 BY 25/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 BACK SW 7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 26/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 26/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MARGARITA BAY : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 26/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 25/1800 PROB OF MIST COASTAL BLIZZARD WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR N 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NE 9 WITH GUSTS BY 25/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/8 BY 26/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 3/4 BACK SECTOR W 4 BY 26/0000 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: SW 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 25/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 25/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 0/4 BACK SECTOR E 5/4 BY 26/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE=