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HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH 60S
WWST02 SABM 030000

1:31:06:01:00

SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

2026-06-3, 00:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN

PRESSURE HPA

BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

WARNING 239: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH

GUST IN SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS SOUTHERN OF 50 FROM 03/1800

WARNING 238: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S WITH

GUST BETWEEN 50S-60S 20W-40W

WARNING 237: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH GUST

BETWEEN 40S-50S AND 20W-40W UNTIL 03/1500

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

021400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6224S 02000W 5908S 02618W 5827S 03218W 5829S 03757W

5945S 04317W 5937S 04813W 6053S 05247W 6251S 05655W 6347S 06049W 6409S 06337W

6541S 06605W 6608S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5549S 03226W 16XNM

3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5017S 02735W 4X1NM ICEBERG2 6341S 05605W

2X1NM ICEBERG3 6219S 05755W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6242S 02000W 4400S 02000W

4200S 02600W 5922S 02600W B5922S 02600W 4200S 02600W 4900S 03700W 6037S 03700W

C6037S 03700W 4900S 03700W 5800S 05000W 6000S 05000W D6000S 05000W 5800S 05000W

6400S 06716W 6645S 06716W

HIGH 1032HPA 36S 47W MOV SE INTSF EXP 40S 44W BY 03/2100 EXTENDS RIDGE AT 47S

53W 52S 53W 56S 52W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-06-4

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: NE 3/4 VEER E PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS GOOD OCNL

MODERATE

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: NE 3/4 VEER E PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS GOOD OCNL

MODERATE

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: NE 4/5 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS GOOD OCNL

MODERATE

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): NE 4/5 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS GOOD

OCNL MODERATE

RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS VIS GOOD OCNL

MODERATE

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR N 6/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL

DRIZZLE RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): NE 5 WITH GUSTS BACK N 6 WITH GUSTS BACK

W 5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S) N OF 50S: NE 6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 6/7 WITH

GUSTS PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE NEXT ISOL RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S) REST OF THE AREA: NE 6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 8

WITH GUSTS BY 3/1800 PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE NEXT HVY RAIN VIS MODERATE TO POOR

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SECTOR N 6 WITH GUSTS DECR BACK SECTOR S 7

WITH GUSTS BY 3/2100 PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE NEXT HVY RAIN VIS MODERATE TO POOR

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE NEXT RAIN

TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 40W: SECTOR S 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY

PROB OF SH RAIN VIS MODERATE TO POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SW 4 BACK NE BY 3/1800 PROB OF ISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS MODERATE

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF

RAIN SNOW FALL VIS VERY POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SW 8/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE VIS VERY

POOR TO POOR

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SECTOR S 6/4 WITH GUSTS VEER

NW 4 BY 3/1800 PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN STARTING EARLY MORNING

VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W): SECTOR S 8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SNOW FALL

VIS VERY POOR

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SECTOR S 6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW

5 WITH GUSTS BY 3/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL VIS MODERATE

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN STARTING EARLY MORNING

VIS MODERATE TO POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR N 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN VIS

MODERATE TO POOR

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH 60S
WWAA02 SAWB 030000

1:31:06:01:00

SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 03, JUNE 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

747/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 60S-67S 90W-73W UNTIL 03/1500

748/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 62S-64S 58W-50W FROM 03/0300 UNTIL 03/1200

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 966HPA 60S 90W MOV SE DPN EXTENDS WFNT AT 60S 90W 63S 75W MOV SE

RIDGE 60S 50W 65S 45W 70S 68W MOV E WKN

021400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6224S 02000W 5908S 02618W 5827S 03218W 5829S 03757W 5945S 04317W 5937S 04813W 6053S 05247W 6251S 05655W 6347S 06049W 6409S 06337W 6541S 06605W 6608S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5549S 03226W 16XNM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5017S 02735W 4X1NM ICEBERG2 6341S 05605W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6219S 05755W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6242S 02000W 4400S 02000W 4200S 02600W 5922S 02600W B5922S 02600W 4200S 02600W 4900S 03700W 6037S 03700W C6037S 03700W 4900S 03700W 5800S 05000W 6000S 05000W D6000S 05000W 5800S 05000W 6400S 06716W 6645S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-06-4

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 6/7 BY 3/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 INCR NW 5/6 BY 3/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 6/7 BY 3/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 INCR NW 5/6 BY 3/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 3/4 VEER NE 4/5 BY 3/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NE 5/6 INCR NE 5/6 BY 3/0900 VIS GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 3/4 VEER NE 3/4 BY 3/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR N 8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR NE 9 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SW 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 VEER SECTOR W 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0900 VIS GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 5/4 BACK SE 4/3 BY 3/1200 VIS GOOD=