Marine Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 16, JUNE 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
738/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-67S 50W-57W UNTIL 18/0600
739/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-68S 38W-50W UNTIL 17/1200
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 962HPA 68S 35W MOV SE DPN
LOW 963HPA 64S 38W MOV E DPN
HIGH 996HPA 62S 68W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 62S 90W 65S 83W 67S 78W MOV NE WKN
151400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6045S 02000W 5900S 02454W 5749S 02915W 5727S 03552W 5744S 03946W 5658S 04218W 5812S 04728W 5928S 05158W 6128S 05656W 6228S 06200W 6420S 06419W 6519S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10MN A23A 5841S 04542W 40X32NM D29C 5306S 03003W 12X5NM 3.TEMPANOS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5825S 03429W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5334S 02808W 4X1NM ICEBERG3 6019S 02350W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 5804S 02104W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 6022S 02304W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5324S 02953W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5313S 02945W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 5341S 02952W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 6017S 02340W 3X2NM 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 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-06-17
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR S 4/3 INCR SECTOR S 5/6 BY 16/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR SW 7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR S 4/3 INCR SECTOR S 5/6 BY 16/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 4/5 VEER SE 4 BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 4 BY 16/2300 VIS GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 4/3 BY 16/2100 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 9 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 10 WITH GUSTS BY 16/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES BLIZZARD PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 5 BY 17/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/4 VEER SW 4/5 BY 16/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 3 VEER NW 4/5 BY 16/2300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR W 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 5/10 BY 16/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 BACK SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 16/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 4 BY 16/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR