Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 14, JUNE 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
725/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV SE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 30W-40W UNTIL 14/0600
726/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-65S 51W-59W UNTIL 15/0900
727/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER IN 60S-62S 50W-67W UNTIL 14/1800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 963HPA 63S 49W MOV SE DPN
LOW 947HPA 60S 65W MOV E DPN
LOW 975HPA 68S 74W MOV E WKN
LOW 973HPA 73S 65W MOV E WKN
131400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6259S 02000W 5940S 02551W 5824S 03015W 5822S 03501W 5802S 03920W 5808S 04419W 5804S 04839W 6002S 05246W 6128S 05602W 6236S 05934W 6342S 06245W 6319S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10MN A23A 5847S 04538W 40X32NM D29C 5327S 03005W 12X5NM A74B 6156S 05348W 10X4NM 3.TEMPANOS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5825S 03429W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5334S 02808W 4X1NM ICEBERG3 5940S 02406W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 5828S 02239W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 6010S 02341W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5343S 02950W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5334S 03001W 5X1NM 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
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-06-15
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR E 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR SECTOR S 5/4 BY 14/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR SECTOR S 5 BY 14/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SE 4 VEER SECTOR S 5/4 BY 14/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR S 5/4 BY 14/1200 PROB OF COASTAL MIST BLIZZARD PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3 BACK NE 4/3 BY 14/1200 VIS GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 BACK NW 4/3 BY 14/1500 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY INCR SW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 14/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES BLIZZARD PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SE 4/5 VEER SW 5 BY 14/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SE 5/4 VEER SECTOR S 4/3 BY 14/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 3/4 VEER SW 4/3 BY 14/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 3/4 VEER NE 5/6 BY 14/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK NW 5 BY 14/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR NE 5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/0900 PROB OF COASTAL MIST BLIZZARD PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR