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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 08, MAY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
620/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR N WITH GUST IN 60S-65S 90W-70W UNTIL 09/0900
621/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NE IN 66S-72S 80W-70W UNTIL 09/0600
622/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MARGARITA BAY MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR E IN 66S-69S 70W-67W UNTIL 09/0600
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
HIGH 1031HPA 60S 65W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 60S 65W 63S 55W 67S 38W MOV E
LOW 992HPA 62S 88W MOV SE DPN
071400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6614S 02000W 6617S 02518W 6613S 02753W 6521S 03227W 6228S 03509W 6255S 04154W 6302S 04651W 6218S 04928W 6158S 05227W 6213S 05625W 6416S 06313W 6647S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5814S 03632W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4917S 02649W 6X3NM ICEBERG2 5126S 02612W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 4702S 02728W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 4635S 02642W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5742S 03608W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6659S 02000W 4324S 02000W 4207S 03513W 6207S 03425W B6207S 03425W 4205S 03413W 6002S 05603W 6328S 05500W C6328S 05500W 6002S 05503W 6445S 06716W 6638S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-9
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 4/5 INCR NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SW 5/4 BY 08/1800 VIS GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 4/5 INCR NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SW 5/4 BY 08/1800 VIS GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 3/4 INCR SECTOR E 5/7 BY 9/0300 PROB OF MIST IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MARGARITA BAY : NE 6/7 INCR SECTOR E 8 WITH GUSTS BY 08/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 9/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR N 9 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 9 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 8 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 08/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SW 5/4 VEER SECTOR W 4/3 BY 9/0000 VIS GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 5/6 BY 08/1800 VIS GOOD
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NW 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 4 BY 9/0300 VIS GOOD=