Weather bulletin warns of severe winds and icebergs in Drake Strait.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 29, JULY 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
887/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS GERLACHE STRAIT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 62S-65S 58W-70W FROM 29/1200
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 981HPA 65S 80W MOV E EXTENDS CFNT AT 64S 75W 60S 75W
LOW 982HPA 61S 38W MOV S WKN
281400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5818S 02000W 5622S 02450W 5545S 02908W 5528S 03440W 5541S 03915W 5632S 04440W 5851S 05105W 6054S 05434W 6137S 05727W 6118S 06013W 6145S 06338W 6206S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D29C 5328S 02412W 12X5NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5155S 03057W 4X2NM ICEBERG2 5712S 02305W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5220S 02157W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5733S 02002W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 5249S 02304W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5243S 02237W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5853S 05331W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 5850S 02000W 4700S 02000W 4800S 04450W 5700S 04500W B: 5700S 04500W 4900S 04500W 4900S 05800W 5800S 05900W C: 5800S 05900W 5120S 06000W 5100S 06716W 6240S 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 2024-07-30
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK W 4 BY 29/2100 MOD SNOW FALL FOG STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: S 5 BACK E 6 BY 29/2100 PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NE 6 DECR 8 WITH GUSTS BY 29/1200 MOD SNOW FALL FOG STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: S 5 BACK E 6 BY 29/2100 PROB OF FOG VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 6 INCR 8 WITH GUSTS BY 29/1200 MOD SNOW FALL FOG STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MARGARITA BAY : E 5/6 PROB OF SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL MIST VIS MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : S 5 PROB OF FOG VIS GOOD TO POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK S BY 29/1200 INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE START OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK S BY 29/1200 INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE START OF THE PERIOD PROB OF FOG VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): E 5 WITH GUSTS VEER S 4 BY 29/1500 PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): S 5 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): S 5 VIS GOOD=