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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 27, MARCH 2025.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

312/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR S GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY IN 60S-64S 20W-35W UNTIL 27/1800

313/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-65S 40W-75W UNTIL 27/1800

314/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT GERLACHE STRAIT MARGARITA BAY MOV E WEAKENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 65S-70S 60W-70W UNTIL 27/1500

315/2025 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-64S 50W-80W FROM 27/1200

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 962HPA 70S 85W MOV E WKN

RIDGE 60S 50W 70S 58W MOV E

261400 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 5448S 03902W 40X32NM A23B 5628S 03815W 10X3NM A76C 6205S 05258W 16X7NM A74A 6315S 05321W 30X18 NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6132S 05425W 9X3NM ICEBERG2 5526S 03544W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6226S 04712W 8X3NM ICEBERG4 6258S 04331W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 6159S 05431W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5612S 03629W 7X1NM ICEBERG7 6229S 04246W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5616S 03723W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5510S 03749W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 6227S 05513W 2X1NM ICEBERG11 5630S 03826W 4X1NM 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 2025-03-28

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK W 7/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 27/1200 AFTERWARDS NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 27/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFHVY RAIN FROM 27/1200 IMPR VIS POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 8 BY 27/0600 BACK SECTOR W 7 BY 27/2100 PROB OF HVY RAIN FROM 27/1500 IMPR VIS POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: N 6/7 BACK SECTOR W BY 27/1200 PROB OF HVY RAIN FROM 27/1500 IMPR VIS POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 8 BY 27/0600 AFTERWARDS W 9 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 27/1800 PROB OF HVY SNOW FALL FROM 27/1800 IMPR VIS POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 8 WITH GUSTS BACK W 5 BY 27/1500 PROB OF FOG STARTING EARLY MORNING PROB OFHVY INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL FROM 27/2100 IMPR VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NE 8 WITH GUSTS BACK W 4 BY 27/1500 PROB OF FOG STARTING EARLY MORNING PROB OFHVY INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL FROM 27/2100 IMPR VIS POOR TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/0300 BACK SECTOR W 9 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 27/2100 PROB OF FOG PATCHES FROM 27/0900 PROB OF SNOW FALL FROM 27/2100 IMPR VIS POOR TO GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 9 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 8 WITH GUSTS BACK W 7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/2100 PROB OF FOG PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL VIS POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: W 4 BACK SW 6/7 BY 27/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: VRB 4 PROB OF FOG PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL VIS POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 30W: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 27/0600 PROB OF FOG PROB OF SNOW FALL STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 BY 27/2300 VIS GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NE 4/5 INCR 7 WITH GUSTS BY 27/1200 PROB OF FOG PROB OFHVY SNOW FALL VIS POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5 DECR 3 BY 27/1500 VIS GOOD=