Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 27, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
663/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 50W-60W UNTIL 27/0600
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 979HPA 68S 32W MOV E WKN
LOW 981HPA 75S 54W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 64S 50W 66S 45W 72S 32W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 60S 62W 63S 65W 67S 70W MOV E WKN
261400 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 5849S 04543W 40X32NM A78 5704S 02520W 08X3NM D29C 5341S 02924W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5815S 03548W 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 5155S 02305W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5155S 02258W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 5153S 02249W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5153S 02242W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5153S 02239W 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 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-28
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 4/5 BY 27/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR SECTOR W 6/5 BY 27/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 4/5 BY 27/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SECTOR W 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 27/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR W 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 3 BY 27/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MARGARITA BAY : NW 5/4 BACK SECTOR W 5/6 BY 27/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 7 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 5/6 BY 27/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 4/5 BY 27/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 4/5 VEER NE 7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 3/4 INCR SECTOR W 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 5 BY 27/0600 PROB OF PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 5/6 BY 27/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR