Gale warnings issued for strong winds and snow in various regions.

WWAA02 SAWB 170000
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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 17, SEPTEMBER 2024.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
972/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM W WITH GUST IN 60S-62S 40W-56W FROM 17/0600 UNTIL 17/1800
973/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM E WITH GUST IN 62S-64S 42W-48W FROM 17/0600 UNTIL 17/1800
974/2024 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 60S-63S 30W-50W FROM 17/0600
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
LOW 961HPA 60S 70W MOV E
LOW 955HPA 70S 35W MOV E
161400 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 5829S 04537W 40X32NM A76B 6119S 05430W 15X8NM A74B 5912S 04907W 10X4NM D20A 5556S 03900W 13X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM A76N 6154S 05405W 9X4NM B39 5910S 05141W 8X4NM ICEBERG1 5412S 04328W 4X1NM ICEBERG2 5905S 05114W 3X1NM ICEBERG3 6137S 05451W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5150S 03110W 6X1NM ICEBERG5 5516S 03739W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5918S 04738W 7X4NM ICEBERG7 5604S 03959W 6X2NM ICEBERG8 5544S 03929W 3X2NM ICEBERG9 6044S 04948W 4X3NM ICEBERG10 6156S 05252W 5X4NM ICEBERG11 5839S 05022W 3X1NM 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
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-09-18
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 6 INCR 8 WITH GUSTS BY 17/0600 BACK SW BY 17/1800 SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5 SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: E 7 WITH GUSTS INCR 8 BY 17/0600 VEER SW 7 BY 17/1800 SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE TO POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4 BACK SW BY 17/1800 SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MARGARITA BAY W OF 65W: NE 4 BACK SW BY 17/1800 SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : S 5 VIS GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : S 5 SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): W 5 PROB OF SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 4/5 PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 63S: NW 7 INCR 8 BY 17/0600 SNOW FALL PROB OF FOG VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: W 6/7 MIST SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK E 5 BY 17/2100 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL VIS GOOD TO MODERATE