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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 06, MAY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

612/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E INTENSIFYING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 64S-70S 90W-80W FROM 06/0600 UNTIL 07/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

HIGH 1006HPA 66S 55W MOV NE INTSF

LOW 1005HPA 62S 53W MOV SE WKN

LOW 990HPA 68S 78W MOV SE DPN

051400 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 5832S 03631W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4931S 02715W 6X3NM ICEBERG2 5109S 02715W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 4702S 02728W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 4655S 02709W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5819S 03305W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5742S 03608W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6843S 02000W 4058S 02000W 4158S 03700W 6215S 03700W B6215S 03700W 4158S 03700W 5858S 05002W 6233S 05002W C6233S 05002W 5858S 05002W 6227S 06716W 6859S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-05-7

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 2/4 VEER NE 4/5 BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 3/4 VEER NE 4/5 BY 05/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 VEER NW 5/4 BY 6/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 2/3 BY 05/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

MARGARITA BAY : NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 5/6 BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NE 3/4 BACK SW 4/3 BY 6/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 VEER SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR N 6/5 BY 05/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR S 8/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 6/5 BY 6/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 8 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 6/5 BY 6/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 VEER SECTOR S 5/6 BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=