Gale warning issued for Uruguay’s southeast coast due to strong winds.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
2024-12-15, 00:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN
PRESSURE HPA
BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

WARNING 622: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SE WITH GUST
IN URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS UNTIL 15/0900

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
141400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5857S 02000W 5739S 02510W 5542S 02846W 5743S 03225W
5743S 03839W 5740S 04523W 5815S 05015W 6043S 05331W 6157S 05617W 6251S 05917W
6405S 06417W 6537S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5719S 04202W 40X32NM
A76B 5306S 04147W 15X8NM D20A 5419S 03211W 13X2NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM
A76N 6153S 05407W 9X4NM ICEBERG1 5512S 03932W 5X1NM ICEBERG2 5518S 03559W 2X1NM
ICEBERG3 5209S 02913W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5827S 03745W 3X2NM ICEBERG5 5337S 04000W
8X4NM ICEBERG6 5502S 03604W 7X4NM ICEBERG7 5423S 03232W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5326S
03325W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5317S 04121W 6X1NM ICEBERG10 5418S 03152W 6X1NM ICEBERG11
5741S 04228W 6X5NM ICEBERG12 5241S 03230W 4X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 6000S 02000W
4600S 02000W 4600S 03700W 5800S 03700W B: 5800S 03700W 4800S 03700W 4700S 05000W
5936S 05000W C: 5936S 05000W 5200S 05000W 5305S 06003W 6350S 06000W D: 6350S
06000W 5700S 06000W 5700S 06716W 6618S 06716W 5.SEVERAL ICEBERGS ISOLATED A:
5336S 06602W B: 5401S 06600W C: 5401S 06608W D: 5347S 06532W

LOW 1006HPA 50S 45W MOV E DPN EXP 51S 38W BY 15/0900 EXTENDS CFNT AT 47S 45W 45S
47W 43S 50W MOV E

HIGH 1017HPA RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS MOV SE NC EXP 44S 56W BY 15/1200

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2024-12-16

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SE 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD
WEATHER VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SE 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD
WEATHER VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SE 8/7 WITH GUSTS DECR 5/4 BY 15/1200 PROB OF SH RAIN
VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(36 17S – 38 30S): SE 4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE PROB
OF MIST VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(38 30S – 41 S): SECTOR E 3 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES
DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41 S – 45 S): VRB 3 INCR NE 4/5 BY 15/1500 PROB OF
MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING TOWARDS EVENING VIS POOR TO GOOD

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45 S – 48 S): VRB 3 INCR SECTOR N 4 PROB OF MIST
DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48 S – 54 S) N OF 50S: SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK
SECTOR S 3 BY 15/2100 PROB OF MIST DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO
GOOD

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48 S – 54 S) REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS
PROB OF DRIZZLE VIS MODERATE

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54 S – 55 S): SECTOR W 4/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF DRIZZLE VIS
MODERATE OCNL POOR

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800
PROB OF ISOL RAIN STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 30W: NE 3/4 VIS GOOD

W OF 30 – E OF 50W: SECTOR E 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY PROB OF SH RAIN STARTING
EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SE 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL SH RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL
POOR

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) S OF 45S: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF
ISOL RAIN STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 4/3 VIS GOOD

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 – N OF 45S: SECTOR N 4 DECR
VRB 3 BY 15/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN VIS MODERATE

E OF 50 – S OF 45S: NW 5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 4 BY 15/0900 DECR VRB 3 BY
15/1800 PROB OF RAIN IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO GOOD

W OF 50 – N OF 45S: VRB 3 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
REST OF THE AREA: VRB 3 INCR NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG
PATCHES DISSIPATING STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SECTOR W 7 GUST WITH 8
INTENSITY VEER SECTOR N 4 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1500 PROB OF SH RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE
STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

W OF 30 – N OF 55S: SECTOR N 4/3 BACK SECTOR W 4/5 BY 15/1800 PROB OF RAIN PROB
OF FOG MIST STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4 PROB OF SH RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE VIS MODERATE

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 – N OF 55S: SECTOR S 4 VEER
SECTOR W BY 15/1200 PROB OF RAIN PROB OF FOG VIS POOR

W OF 50 – N OF 55S: SECTOR W 4/5 PROB OF MIST PROB OF DRIZZLE STARTING EARLY
MORNING VIS POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE PROB
OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS VERY POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR W 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY PROB OF
RAIN PROB OF SH RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE VIS MODERATE TO POOR