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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 26, MARCH 2025.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

306/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR S GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-64S 58W-50W UNTIL 26/0900

307/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E WEAKENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR S GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 40W-50W FROM 26/0300 UNTIL 26/2100

308/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 75W-90W UNTIL 26/1800

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 958HPA 63S 44W MOV SE DPN

LOW 976HPA 73S 49W MOV E WKN

RIDGE 60S 72W 64S 71W 68S 70W MOV E WKN

251400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7233S 02000W 7121S 02741W 6923S 03013W 6651S 03212W 6634S 03842W 6544S 04424W 6407S 04439W 6226S 04523W 6203S 05200W 6249S 05646W 6336S 06144W 6553S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5447S 03903W 40X32NM A23B 5624S 03819W 10X3NM A76C 6207S 05302W 16X7NM A74A 6313S 05327W 30X18 NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6131S 05430W 9X3NM ICEBERG2 5526S 03544W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6224S 04726W 8X3NM ICEBERG4 6258S 04331W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 6151S 05447W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5620S 03738W 7X1NM ICEBERG7 6229S 04246W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5616S 03723W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5510S 03749W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 6227S 05512W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 4300S 02000W 7300S 02000W 4300S 03000W 7200S 03100W B: 4400S 03000W 6900S 03100W 6700S 04600W 5400S 04600W C: 5900S 04600W 6700S 04600W 5900S 06716W 6830S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2025-03-27

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 6/5 BY 26/0600 VEER NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 26/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 5 BY 26/0900 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 4 BY 26/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 26/0600 VEER NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 26/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 26/1200 VEER NW 7 BY 26/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 3/4 VEER NE 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 25/1500 INCR NE 4 BY 26/1800 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 26/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 8 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 6/5 BY 26/0600 AFTERWARDS NE 4 BY 26/1500 PROB OF FOG MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER COASTAL BLIZZARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 8 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS BY 26/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 26/0900 DECR NW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 26/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 6 WITH GUSTS BY 26/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64 - W OF 40W: SE 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR S 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 26/0600 VEER SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 26/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64 - E OF 40W: SECTOR N 5/6 VEER NE 5 BY 26/0600 VEER SECTOR S 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 26/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 3/4 VEER SW 4/5 BY 26/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SE 4/5 BY 26/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=