Shipping Weather Bulletin – Metarea 6

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 17, JUNE 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
742/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SW GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 62S-66S 50W-57W UNTIL 18/0600
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 979HPA 62S 43W MOV SE DPN
LOW 980HPA 62S 43W MOV E WKN
LOW 1004HPA 71S 65W MOV E WKN
HIGH 1013HPA 68S 65W MOV NE INTSF
RIDGE 63S 90W 65S 83W 67S 76W MOV E INTSF
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
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-06-18
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR S 5/6 BACK SE 5/4 BY 18/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
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 17/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR S 5/6 BACK SE 5/4 BY 18/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 4/5 BACK NE 4/5 BY 18/0000 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 3/4 VEER NE 4/5 BY 18/0300 VIS GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : SE 3 VEER NW 4/3 BY 18/0600 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES BLIZZARD PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR S 3/4 VEER SECTOR W 4 BY 18/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 5/4 BY 18/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 4/5 INCR NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SE 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR S 5 BY 18/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SE 4/5 VEER SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 BACK NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 18/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR