Weather bulletin warns of strong winds and icebergs in maritime areas.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
2025-01-22, 12:00 UTC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
WARNING 17: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N WITH GUST IN SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS NORTHERN OF 51 FROM 22/2100
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
211400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6701S 02000W 6549S 02540W 6446S 02940W 6605S 03818W 6542S 04517W 6347S 04147W 5958S 03416W 6128S 04321S 6128S 04606W 6308S 04945W 6341S 05441W 6636S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5652S 03923W 40X32NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM A76B 4755S 03202W 10X7NM A80A 6345S 05617W 8X6NM ICEBERG1 5500S 03649W 2X1NM ICEBERG2 5520S 03553W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6153S 05507W 9X3NM ICEBERG4 5727S 03716W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 5145S 04234W 5X1NM ICEBERG6 5528S 03946W 4X2NM ICEBERG7 5722S 03127W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 6229S 05508W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 6337S 05505W 3X2NM ICEBERG10 5457S 03629W 2X1NM ICEBERG11 4854S 03451W 4X2NM ICEBERG12 5619S 03924W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 7132S 02000W 4900S 02000W 5300S 02900W 6443S 02900W B: 6443S 02900W 5200S 02900W 4700S 03200W 4800S 03700W 6541S 03700W C: 6541S 03700W 5200S 03700W 5100S 04400W 6034S 04400W D: 6034S 04400W 5700S 04400W 6000S 06200W 6200S 06700W 6700S 06716W
WFNT AT 56S 71W 53S 66W 48S 62W MOV SE
HIGH 1020HPA 50S 56W MOV NE INTSF EXP 48S 45W BY 23/1200 EXTENDS RIDGE AT 40S 65W 50S 56W 57S 51W MOV E
LOW 1002HPA 43S 54W MOV E WKN EXP 40S 45W BY 23/1200 EXTENDS CFNT AT 44S 52W 39S 52W 38S 60W MOV E ASOCIATED WITH OFNT AT 43S 52W 45S 56W 42S 57W
HIGH 1017HPA 38S 41W MOV E
CFNT AT 40S 20W 39S 27W 40S 34W MOV SE
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2025-01-23
COASTAL AREAS:
INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR N 3 VIS GOOD
OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR N 4/3 BACK SECTOR E 3/4 BY 22/1800 VIS GOOD
URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR N 4/3 BACK SECTOR E 3 BY 22/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S – 3830S): SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BACK NE 3/4 BY 22/1800 PROB OF SH IMPR VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S – 41S): SECTOR S 5/3 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 22/1500 MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING PROB OF RAIN IMPR VIS POOR TO GOOD OCNL MODERATE
PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S – 45S): VRB 4 VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 22/1800 PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR OCNL GOOD
GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S – 48S): SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0600 PROB OF RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S – 54S) N OF 51S: SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0000 FOG FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING PROB OF SH RAIN VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S – 54S) REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING PROB OF SH RAIN VIS POOR TO MODERATE
FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S – 55S): SECTOR N 7/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF HVY SH RAIN VIS POOR
ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR N 5/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN STARTING NIGTH MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING VIS POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 30W: SECTOR W 3 BACK VRB PROB OF RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
W OF 30 – E OF 40W: SECTOR S 3 VIS GOOD
E OF 50 – W OF 40W: SECTOR N 3/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 4/3 PROB OF SH RAIN STARTING EVENING IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/3 BY 22/1500 PROB OF HVY SH RAIN VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) NE OF THE REGION: SW 4/3 VEER VRB 3 PROB OF SH RAIN TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NW OF THE REGION: VRB 3 VEER SECTOR S 4 PROB OF SH RAIN STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO POOR
SE OF THE REGION: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) NE OF THE REGION: SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR E 5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES STARTING NIGTH VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE
SE OF THE REGION: SECTOR E 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF DRIZZLE RAIN IMPR VIS POOR TO GOOD
NW OF THE REGION: VRB 5 VEER NE 5/4 PROB OF HVY SH RAIN IMPR MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 5/4 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS VIS GOOD
SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W): SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS POOR
SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SW 5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH IMPR VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NW OF THE REGION: VRB 3 VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0000 MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4 VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0000 MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR N 4/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF HVY RAIN DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR