Severe weather alert for shipping: Gale warning until 18/0800.

WWAA02 SAWB 180000
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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 18, JULY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
871/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF WITH GUST IN 60S-67S 82W-90W UNTIL 18/0800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 974HPA 68S 55W MOV SE NC
CFNT AT 67S 90W 60S 90W MOV E
171400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5852S 02000W 5730S 02257W 5603S 02729W 5639S 03220W 5559S 03700W 5611S 04103W 5640S 04501W 5755S 04902W 5902S 05254W 6103S 05603W 6120S 06003W 6249S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D29C 5308S 02510W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5354S 03152W 4X2NM ICEBERG2 5743S 02255W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5035S 02142W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5313S 02447W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 5825S 02026W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5354S 02441W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5434S 03117W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5920S 05621W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6000S 02000W 4600S 02000W 4830S 03500W 5723S 03500W B: 5723S 03500W 4800S 03500W 5100S 05000W 5840S 05000W C: 5840S 05000W 5000S 05000W 5000S 06716W 6340S 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 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-07-19
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: W 4 VEER NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/1500 BACK W 5 BY 18/2100 SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: W 4 FOG SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE START OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: W 4 VEER NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/1500 BACK W 5 BY 18/2100 SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4 WITH GUSTS FOG SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE START OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : W 4 VEER NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/1500 BACK W 5 BY 18/2100 SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : NW 4 INCR 7 BY 18/0900 BACK W 5 BY 18/1800 MOD SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH FOG VIS POOR TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 7 WITH GUSTS BACK W 4 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0600 VEER NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/2100 PROB OF MIST TOWARDS EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 82W: N 8 WITH GUSTS BACK W 7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0600 MOD SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE START OF THE PERIOD SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5 WITH GUSTS INCR 8 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0600 BACK W 6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/1200 SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 82W: N 8 WITH GUSTS BACK W 7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0600 MOD SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE START OF THE PERIOD SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: N 5 INCR 7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0900 BACK W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 18/1500 MOD SNOW FALL MIST STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): N 5/6 WITH GUSTS SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING FOG VIS POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/2100 SLIGHT SNOW FALL MIST DURING THE START OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=