Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 17, JUNE 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
740/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SW GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 62S-67S 50W-57W UNTIL 18/0600
741/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SE IN 60S-68S 44W-50W UNTIL 17/1200
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 973HPA 67S 44W MOV SE DPN
LOW 972HPA 64S 34W MOV E WKN
LOW 997HPA 60S 60W MOV E WKN
HIGH 1011HPA 66S 65W MOV E INTSF
RIDGE 62S 90W 63S 83W 67S 78W MOV E INTSF
SEA ICE AND TEMPANOS 161400 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 5301S 02953W 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 5318S 02939W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5309S 02934W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 5341S 02949W 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 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS A: 5310S 06326W (115NM NORTH TO LIGHTHOUSE SAN JUAN DE SALVAMENTO) B: 5453S 05710W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-06-18
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR S 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 6 WITH GUSTS BY 17/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR S 6/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 17/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR S 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 6 WITH GUSTS BY 17/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 VEER NE 4 BY 17/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SE 4/5 BY 17/0900 VIS GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : SE 3 VEER SECTOR S 4/3 BY 17/0900 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 10 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 17/1600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES BLIZZARD PROB OFCOASTAL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR OCNL MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 4 BY 17/1500 PROB OF MIST IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 5/4 BY 17/1800 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 3/4 BACK NW 4/5 BY 17/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SW 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SE 7 BY 17/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 BACK SE 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 17/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 VEER SECTOR S 4 BY 17/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR