Weather bulletin warns of strong winds and snowfall in affected areas.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 14, SEPTEMBER 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
966/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 60S-62S 50W-54W FROM 14/2100
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
241400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5643S 02000W 5511S 02611W 5418S 03141W 5548S 03431W 5602S 03918W 5743S 04132W 5820S 04403W 5942S 04648W 6034S 05200W 6056S 05651W 6131S 06128W 6119S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5825S 04540W 40X32NM A76B 6119S 05431W 15X8NM A74B 5914S 04838W 10X4NM D20A 5555S 03908W 13X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM A76N 6155S 05431W 9X4NM B39 5929S 05200W 8X4NM ICEBERG1 5450S 04349W 4X1NM ICEBERG2 5924S 05155W 3X1NM ICEBERG3 6018S 04855W 3X2NM ICEBERG4 6141S 05517W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5136S 03125W 6X1NM ICEBERG6 5458S 03757W 3X1NM ICEBERG7 5936S 04810W 7X4NM ICEBERG8 5603S 04002W 6X2NM ICEBERG9 5547S 03937W 3X2NM ICEBERG10 6102S 05011W 4X3NM ICEBERG11 6200S 05322W 5X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 5800S 02000W 4700S 02000W 5700S 05900W 6300S 05100W B: 4700S 02000W 4800S 04700W 5100S 05600W 5600S 04900W C: 5700S 05900W 6300S 05100W 6430S 06716W 6030S 06716W 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS AREA A: 5611S 06300W 5518S 06000W 5400S 06000W 5400S 06300W B: 5400S 06100W 5400S 06600W 5000S 06600W 4833S 06100W 6.SEVERAL ICEBERGS ISOLATED A: 4713S 05325W B: 4754S 05224W C: 5338S 06457W
LOW 962HPA 70S 80W MOV E
LOW 976HPA 60S 85W MOV E
LOW 954HPA 67S 43W MOV E WKN
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2024-09-15
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 58W: W 5 FOG SNOW FALL STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: W 5/6 VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 58W: W 5 FOG SNOW FALL STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: W 5/6 VEER NW 7 BY 14/2100 SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 5 BACK SW BY 15/0900 SNOW FALL PROB OF FOG VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY W OF 65W: NW 5 BACK SW BY 15/0900 SNOW FALL PROB OF FOG VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY REST OF THE AREA: W 5 VEER NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0600 PROB OF SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 5 VEER NW 6 BY 15/0600 PROB OF SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: W 5/6 SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: W 5 VEER N 6 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 BACK W 5/6 BY 15/0000 VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): W 4/5 VIS GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): W 5/6 PROB OF SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): W 5/6 PROB OF SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=