Gale Warning Drake Strait – Weather Bulletin

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00:00 UTC 29, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
670/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 50W-56W UNTIL 29/0600
671/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-67S 30W-50W UNTIL 29/1200
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 968HPA 64S 44W MOV NE DPN
LOW 963HPA 72S 40W MOV E WKN
LOW 990HPA 61S 67W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 65S 90W 64S 80W 62S 70W MOV E INTSF
281400 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 5853S 04549W 40X32NM D29C 5335S 02920W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5813S 03541W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5716S 02416W 4X3NM ICEBERG3 5408S 02950W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5336S 02914W 5X1NM ICEBERG5 5858S 04418W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5745S 04357W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5152S 02318W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5154S 02309W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5150S 02246W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 5152S 02241W 3X1NM ICEBERG11 5656S 02520W 2X1NM ICEBERG12 5658S 02523W 4X2NM ICEBERG13 5658S 02516W 6X2NM 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: 5310S 06326W (115NM NORTH TO LIGHTHOUSE SAN JUAN DE SALVAMENTO)
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-05-30
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5 BY 29/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR SECTOR W 6/5 BY 29/1200 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 BACK SW 5 BY 29/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 29/1200 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 : SW 4/3 VEER NE 3/4 BY 29/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : SW 5/4 VEER NE 3/4 BY 29/0900 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 6/7 INCR SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 29/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 5 BY 29/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 29/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): 4/3 BACK NW 3/4 BY 29/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 6/7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 29/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR SECTOR W 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 29/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/7 INCR NE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 29/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR=