Severe storm warning and icebergs in effect until July 16.

WWAA02 SAWB 151200
1:31:06:01:00
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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 15, JULY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 STORM WARNING:
859/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MARGARITA BAY PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 10 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 65S-70S 70W-90W UNTIL 16/0900
860/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MARGARITA BAY WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 10 AROUND ITSELF WITH GUST IN 65S-70S 65W-70W FROM 16/0300
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
WFNT AT 65S 90W 62S 70W MOV SE
121400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5812S 02000W 5745S 02353W 5529S 02656W 5542S 03223W 5555S 03730W 5541S 04240W 5603S 04719W 5653S 05138W 5822S 05422W 6022S 05752W 6233S 06121W 6146S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D29C 5306S 02531W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5502S 03202W 4X2NM ICEBERG2 5709S 02239W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5059S 02205W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5322S 02444W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 5757S 02129W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5445S 02553W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5336S 02558W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5506S 03154W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5920S 05621W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6037S 02000W 4600S 02000W 4900S 04000W 5722S 04000W B: 5722S 04000W 5000S 04000W 5200S 05700W 6300S 05700W C: 6300S 05700W 5200S 05700W 5300S 06716W 6650S 06716W 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS AREA (TIERRA DEL FUEGO COAST) A: 5529S 06639W 5521S 06312W 5149S 06319W 5152S 06644W 6.SEVERAL ICEBERGS A: 4602S 05747W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-07-16
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 4/5 PROB OF FOG INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 4 VEER N 3 BY 16/2300 PROB OF SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 4/5 INTERMITTENT FOG VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4 VEER N 3 BY 16/2300 SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 5 INCR 7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 16/0000 PROB OF MOD SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
MARGARITA BAY : NE 5/6 INCR 7 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 16/0000 PROB OF MOD SNOW FALL FOG STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR S 4 SE 4 BY 15/2300 PROB OF SLIGHT ISOL SNOW FALL INTERMITTENT FOG STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): N 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MOD SNOW FALL TOWARDS NIGTH SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL FOG IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NE 7 WITH GUSTS INCR 9 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 15/1500 DECR 6 WITH GUSTS BY 16/0900 PROB OF MOD SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING PROB OF FOG STARTING EVENING IMPR TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 7 WITH GUSTS INCR 9 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800 PROB OF MOD SNOW FALL FOG STARTING NIGTH IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): N 4 MIST STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 4 MIST STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=