METAREA 6 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH 60S
WWST02 SABM 161200

1:31:06:01:00

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

2026-10-16, 12:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN

PRESSURE HPA

BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

WARNING 455: LOW 1008HPA AT 26S 45W WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 AROUND ITSELF

WITH GUST BETWEEN 35S-40S 40W-55W FROM 17/0600

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 1008HPA 26S 45W MOV SE INTSF EXP 35S 45W BY 17/0900 EXTENDS CFNT AT 35S 45W

36S 40W 30S 45W MOV E ASOCIATED WITH OFNT AT 35S 45W 38S 52W 35S 50W

HIGH 1029HPA 45S 60W NOT MOV NC EXTENDS RIDGE AT 40S 60W 45S 60W 50S 45W

151400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5335S 02000W 5330S 02618W 5416S 03217W 5556S 03758W

5713S 04316W 5919S 04814W 6103S 05248W 5940S 05654W 5924S 06033W 6010S 06336W

6123S 06559W 6150S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 5506S 03855W 28X25NM

D33B 5700S 04612W 21X12NM D35 6008S 04345W 15X6 NM A83 6006S 04923W 12X7NM A85

5824S 04927W 10X3NM ICEBERG1 5857S 04744W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM

D32 5617S 03843W 9X6NM D33C 6139S 05417W 9X5NM ICEBERG2 5252S 04129W 5X3NM

ICEBERG3 5745S 04703W 5X3NM ICEBERG4 5550S 04413W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5649S 04508W

2X1NM ICEBERG6 5739S 04831W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5855S 04843W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5934S

04432W 6X2NM ICEBERG9 5745S 04654W 2X1NM ICEBERG10 6001S 04423W 4X1NM ICEBERG11

5915S 06322W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5427S 02000W 5300S 02000W 5000S 04000W 5906S

04159W B5906S 04159W 5000S 04000W 5958S 06544W 6153S 06600W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-10-17

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SE 4 VEER SECTOR S PROB OF DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SE 5 VEER SECTOR S PROB OF DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR S 5 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF

SH RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR S 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF DRIZZLE

RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SE 4 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DRIZZLE

RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST FOG

PATCHES DRIZZLE RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): NE 5 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DRIZZLE

RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST DRIZZLE RAIN

VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES

DRIZZLE RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR W 5 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN

PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 30W: VRB 4 VIS GOOD

E OF 40 - W OF 30W: NE 5/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF HVY RAIN STORMS STARTING THE END

OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO POOR

E OF 50 - W OF 40W: NE 6/8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF HVY SH RAIN VIS POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7/8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF HVY SH RAIN VIS POOR

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) N OF 45S: SECTOR W 4/6 WITH GUSTS PROB

OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN SNOW FALL VIS POOR

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) NE OF THE REGION: NE 3 VEER SE 5/6

WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

SE OF THE REGION: SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 6/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF

RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE VIS POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/3 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES VIS POOR OCNL

MODERATE

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W): SECTOR W 7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SNOW FALL

VIS POOR

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W): SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SNOW FALL

VIS POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR W 5/4 VEER SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS PROB

OF RAIN SNOW FALL VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE

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