Gale warning issued for heavy winds and fog in specified maritime areas.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING – METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 23, JANUARY 2025.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
64/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 62S-63S 59W-50W UNTIL 23/1500
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
HIGH 1001HPA 65S 80W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 65S 80W 63S 70W 60S 61W MOV E
LOW 982HPA 73S 50W MOV SE DPN EXTENDS CFNT AT 73S 50W 70S 50W 63S 52W
221400 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 03929W 40X32NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM A76B 4738S 03143W 10X7NM A80A 6350S 05614W 8X6NM ICEBERG1 5500S 03649W 2X1NM ICEBERG2 5521S 03553W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6152S 05509W 9X3NM ICEBERG4 5717S 03704W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 5132S 04215W 5X1NM ICEBERG6 5528S 03946W 4X2NM ICEBERG7 5722S 03127W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 6229S 05508W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 6344S 05508W 3X2NM ICEBERG10 5457S 03629W 2X1NM ICEBERG11 4818S 03347W 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
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2025-01-24
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 3 VEER NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF SLIGHT RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 23/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF SLIGHT RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 3 VEER NE 4 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF SLIGHT RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 23/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF SLIGHT RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 2 BACK SE 3 BY 23/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF SLIGHT RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NW 5 WITH GUSTS VEER VRB 2 BY 23/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR W 5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 3 BY 23/1200 PROB OF MIST WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SE 4 BY 23/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 23/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NW 4/5 BY 23/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40w – N OF 64S: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 23/0900 PROB OF FOG MIST PROB OF ISOL RAIN IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA E OF 40W – N OF 64S: SW 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 23/1500 PROB OF FOG MIST PROB OF ISOL RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING TOWARDS EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 6 BY 23/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NW 3/4 BACK SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 23/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR