Marine Weather Bulletin Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 01, MAY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
682/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-66S 50W-54W UNTIL 01/1200
683/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 61S-75S 40W-50W UNTIL 01/1500
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 950HPA 68S 40W MOV NE DPN
LOW 986HPA 60S 45W MOV E WKN
LOW 978HPA 73S 68W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 70S 80W 65S 82W 60S 88W MOV E INTSF
311400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6158S 02000W 6142S 02411W 6102S 02704W 5946S 02953W 5915S 03351W 5908S 03953W 5812S 04415W 5836S 04827W 5958S 05133W 6146S 05427W 6326S 06052W 6545S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10MN A23A 5853S 04539W 40X32NM D29C 5333S 02927W 12X5NM A74B 6136S 05401W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5816S 03541W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5400S 02907W 4X1NM ICEBERG3 5338S 02914W 5X1NM ICEBERG4 5858S 04411W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5127S 02313W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5134S 02316W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5150S 02246W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5159S 02259W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5647S 02514W 5X2NM ICEBERG10 5647S 02521W 4X2NM ICEBERG11 5645S 02518W 6X2NM ICEBERG12 5647S 02535W 2X1NM 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 2024-6-2
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 1/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 1/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 1/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5 BY 1/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 4/3 BY 1/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 3/4 BY 1/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 5/6 DECR SECTOR S 4 BY 1/1200 VIS GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 5/7 BY 1/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY 1/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 4/3 VEER NW 4/5 BY 1/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 1/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD STARTING THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 1/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 6/7 BACK NE 4/5 BY 1/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR=