Gale Warning for Drake Strait – June 19, 2024

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 19, JUNE 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
747/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 61S-64S 59W-65W UNTIL 19/1800
748/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV NE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 61S-66S 40W-50W FROM 19/0600 UNTIL 20/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 989HPA 73S 56W MOV E NC
HIGH 1030HPA 62S 85W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 62S 85W 63S 78W 65S 65W
RIDGE 60S 44W 63S 35W 65S 30W MOV E WKN
181400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6030S 02000W 6006S 02414W 5832S 02835W 5753S 03412W 5752S 03910W 5725S 04403W 5837S 04808W 5950S 05203W 6105S 05712W 6258S 06149W 6438S 06455W 6320S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10MN A23A 5845S 04542W 40X32NM D29C 5256S 02933W 12X5NM 3.TEMPANOS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5725S 03323W 5X2NM ICEBERG2 5404S 02543W 4X1NM ICEBERG3 6019S 02350W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 5747S 02106W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 6013S 02228W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5310S 02856W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5307S 02855W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 5333S 02929W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 6028S 02306W 3X2NM ICEBERG10 5809S 04458W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6200S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4900S 04500W 5850S 04500W B: 5850S 04500W 5100S 04500W 5300S 05500W 6100S 05500W C: 6150S 05500W 5030S 05500W 5321S 06716W 6625S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-06-20
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/6 INCR 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 19/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/6 INCR 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 19/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NE 5/4 BY 19/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 4/5 VEER NE 4 BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NW 5 VEER NE 4/5 BY 19/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 7 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5/4 BY 19/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 19/1200 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): SECTOR W 7/5 DECR NW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 19/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 4/5 INCR NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 19/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 19/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR E 5 BY 19/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD