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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 02, FEBRUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

110/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH GUST IN 60S-64S 90W-75W UNTIL 03/2100

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 967HPA 69S 40W MOV E WKN

LOW 974HPA 60S 37W MOV E DPN

RIDGE 63S 57W 65S 56W 69S 54W MOV E WKN

011400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7203S 02000W 6159S 02723W 6658S 02931W 6054S 03852W 6139S 04457W 6024S 04736W 6217S 05407W 6311S 05735W 6403S 06101W 6424S 06256W 6604S 06549W 6655S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5039S 04013W 26X22NM A23J 5210S 04113W 11X8NM A77 5049S 02618W 27X4NM A76C 5939S 03801W 16X7NM B15AB 5704S 03413W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5014S 03754W 6X1NM ICEBERG2 5228S 03937W 6X2NM ICEBERG3 5154S 03607W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 5155S 04041W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5101S 03933W 5X2NM ICEBERG6 5917S 03504W 5X2NM ICEBERG7 5218S 04116W 8X3NM ICEBERG8 5207S 04103W 4X2NM ICEBERG9 4826S 02601W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 4912S 04114W 3X1NM ICEBERG11 4936S 03724W 6X1NM ICEBERG12 5143S 04001W 3X1NM ICEBERG13 4832S 02601W 3X1NM ICEBERG14 6030S 05132W 5X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6145S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4500S 03500W 6108S 03840W B 6108S 03840W 4725S 03550W 4825S 04350W 6105S 05020W C 7000S 02000W 6200S 02000W 6245S 02840W 7027S 02645W D 6105S 05020W 5740S 04700W 6300S 06716W 6655S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-02-3

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT : SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 5/4 BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 6 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 5 BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 4 INCR SW 4/5 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NW 4/3 BACK SECTOR W 3/4 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 3 INCR NW 3/4 BY 3/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 75W: SW 8/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 6 BY 3/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 7/6 DECR SW 5 BY 3/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 3/0000 AFTERWARDS NW 4 BY 3/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 4/3 DECR VRB 3 BY 3/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR N 4 BY 3/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE=