Marine Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 31, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
678/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-66S 50W-56W UNTIL 31/1200
679/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S VEER SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 63S-75S 35W-52W UNTIL 31/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 955HPA 67S 35W MOV NE DPN
LOW 992HPA 63S 62W MOV E WKN
LOW 983HPA 72S 69W MOV E DPN
HIGH 1006HPA 71S 82W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 71S 82W 67S 88W 64S 90W MOV E
301400 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 2024-6-1
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 31/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 31/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 31/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5 BY 31/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 4/3 BACK NE 3/4 BY 31/1500 VIS GOOD
MARGARITA BST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 6/7 INCR SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 31/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 31/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 6/7 INCR SECTOR E 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 31/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE=