Gale Warning Drake Strait – Weather Bulletin

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00:00 UTC 30, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
674/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-66S 50W-56W UNTIL 31/1200
675/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 67S-75S 35W-56W UNTIL 31/1200
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 957HPA 72S 38W MOV NE DPN
LOW 967HPA 60S 42W MOV E DPN
LOW 983HPA 65S 57W MOV E DPN
HIGH 1003HPA 67S 64W MOV NE INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 67S 64W 64S 50W 65S 40W MOV E
291400 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 5336S 02922W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5813S 03541W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5400S 02907W 4X1NM ICEBERG3 5338S 02914W 5X1NM ICEBERG4 5858S 04411W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5152S 02318W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5146S 02326W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5150S 02246W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5159S 02259W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5648S 02517W 2X1NM ICEBERG10 5650S 02524W 4X2NM ICEBERG11 5647S 02519W 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 2024-05-31
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SW 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 30/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK NW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 30/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4/3 VEER SECTOR E 3/4 BY 30/1200 PROB OF MIST WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 3/4 BY 30/1200 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 6/10 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 30/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES COASTAL BLIZZARD SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 5/6 BY 30/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 INCR SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 30/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 4/3 VEER SW 3/4 BY 30/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 5/6 INCR SW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 30/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 30/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 5/7 INCR SE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 30/1500 PROB OF INTERMITTENT MIST SNOW FALL PROB OFCOASTAL BLIZZARD SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE