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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

2025-03-17, 12:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN

PRESSURE HPA

BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

WARNING 109: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH

GUST IN FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W) FROM 17/1800

UNTIL 18/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

161400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7156S 02000W 6756S 03519W 6333S 04740W 6227S 04807W

6130S 05317W 6155S 05403W 6221S 05617W 6301S 05528W 6304S 05723W 6329S 05933W

6356S 06217W 6602S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5447S 03904W 40X32NM

A23B 5647S 03851W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 6149S 05547W

9X3NM ICEBERG2 5526S 03543W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6218S 04852W 8X3NM ICEBERG4 6248S

04350W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 6142S 05516W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5650S 03844W 7X1NM ICEBERG7

5527S 03705W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 6306S 04506W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A: 4100S 02000W

7230S 02000W 7100S 03500W 4600S 03500W B: 5900S 05900W 6130S 05100W 6200S 03500W

4900S 03500W C: 5900S 05900W 6130S 05100W 6900S 06716W 5900S 06716W D: 7100S

03400W 6600S 05000W 6130S 05100W 6200S 03500W

HIGH 1027HPA 40S 41W MOV E NC EXP 40S 29W BY 18/1200

LOW 981HPA 58S 66W MOV NE WKN EXP 54S 45W BY 18/1200 EXTENDS CFNT AT 58S 66W 51S

65W 48S 67W MOV NE EXP 54S 45W 46S 49W 39S 60W BY 18/1200

LOW 972HPA 59S 72W MOV SE DPN

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2025-03-18

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: VRB 3 VEER SECTOR N BY 18/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING

VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF SH DURING THE MORNING PROB OF MIST

PROB OF ISOL STORMS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF SH MIST DURING THE MORNING NEXT

WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(36�17S - 38�30S): SECTOR N 3/4 INCR 4/5 BY 18/0000 DECR 4/3

BY 18/0600 PROB OF RAIN STORMS STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(38�30S - 41�S): SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W

4/3 BY 18/0300 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0900 PROB OF RAIN STORMS

STARTING EVENING IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41�S - 45�S): VRB 3/4 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY

18/0600 PROB OF SH RAIN DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45�S - 48�S): SECTOR W 5/4 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH

GUSTS BY 18/0000 BACK VRB 3/4 BY 18/0600 PROB OF SH IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS

MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48�S - 54�S): NW 4 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY

17/1500 BACK VRB 3/4 BY 18/0600 PROB OF SH IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO

GOOD

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54�S - 55�S): SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS INCR 7/8 WITH GUSTS

BY 17/1800 DECR 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0600 PROB OF SH IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS

POOR OCNL VERY POOR

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0000

PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 40W: SECTOR S 6/5 DECR 5/4 BY 17/2100

BACK SECTOR E 4/3 BY 18/0300 PROB OF SH IMPR GRADUALLY VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

 REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 3/4 INCR 4/5 BY 18/0300 PROB OF ISOL RAIN DURING THE

MORNING NXT PROB OF RAIN STORMS STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W): SW 4/5 VEER VRB 3/4 BY 17/2100 VEER

SECTOR N 4/5 BY 18/0600 VIS GOOD

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS INCR

6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0300 PROB OF RAIN STORMS STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO

POOR

 REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 18/0000 PROB OF

RAIN STORMS STARTING EVENING IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE

OCNL POOR

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W): SECTOR W 5 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 BY 18/0900

PROB OF ISOL RAIN STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SECTOR N 3/4 INCR 5 WITH GUSTS

BY 17/1800 PROB OF RAIN STORMS STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

 REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS DECR 5 BY 17/2100 BACK SECTOR W 5

WITH GUSTS BY 18/0300 PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS

POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 7/8

WITH GUSTS BY 17/1800 DECR 7/6 BY 18/0300 PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR STARTING NIGTH

VIS VERY POOR

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