Weather bulletin for Metarea 6 on July 1, 2024.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 01, JULY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
790/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV SE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NE IN 60S-65S 62W-70W FROM 01/0600 UNTIL 01/2300
791/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MARGARITA BAY GERLACHE STRAIT MOV SE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NE IN 66S-70S 62W-70W FROM 01/0300 UNTIL 01/2300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
HIGH 1009HPA 67S 40W MOV E WKN EXTENDS RIDGE AT 68S 40W 64S 43W 60S 44W MOV E
LOW 995HPA 65S 54W MOV SE WKN
LOW 981HPA 62S 48W MOV SE DPN
LOW 965HPA 68S 90W MOV E DPN
301400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5919S 02000W 5703S 02323W 5557S 02646W 5633S 03047W 5600S 03543W 5601S 04019W 5600S 04554W 5631S 05000W 5801S 05406W 6001S 05739W 6053S 06208W 6048S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5831S 04604W 40X32NM D29C 5356S 02630W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5540S 03223W 4X2NM ICEBERG2 5731S 02300W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5307S 02406W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5355S 02540W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 5245S 02852W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5855S 02106W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5315S 02630W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5331S 02619W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6106S 02000W 4700S 02000W 4659S 03455W 5718S 03502W B: 5726S 03505W 4745S 03510W 4901S 05009W 5801S 05002W C: 5805S 04957W 4856S 05003W 5315S 06716W 6648S 06716W 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS A: 5511S 06526W B: 5452S 06457W C: 5431S 06218W D: 5537S 06145W E: 5511S 06145W F: 5553S 06257W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-7-2
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK NW 5 BY 1/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 4 BY 1/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK NW 5 BY 1/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS DECR NE 5/4 BY 1/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR NE 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 1/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 5/4 VEER NE 4/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY PROB OF MIST PROB OFCOASTAL BLIZZARD IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 3/4 BACK SW 5/4 BY 1/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 4/5 VEER NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 1/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 1/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 5 BY 1/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 3/4 BACK SE 4/3 BY 1/0600 PROB OF MIST IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 4/3 BY 1/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/3 BACK SECTOR E 4/5 BY 1/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD