1:31:06:01:00
SECURITE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
2026-07-02, 12:00 UTC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN
PRESSURE HPA
BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
WARNING 304: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MOV E WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR
W WITH GUST IN DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W) BETWEEN 55S-60S AND 40W-60W
FROM 02/1800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
011400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5924S 02000W 5722S 02618W 5815S 03218W 5842S 03757W
6010S 04317W 6136S 04814W 6209S 05247W 6313S 05713W 6353S 06033W 6459S 06336W
6614S 06559W 6627S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 6200S 05336W 28X25NM
A76C 5254S 03207W 16X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4729S 02228W
3X1NM ICEBERG2 5249S 03150W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6018S 02000W 4300S 02000W
4500S 03500W 5819S 03500W B5819S 03500W 5100S 03500W 5500S 04900W 6139S 04858W
C6139S 04858W 5900S 04900W 5900S 06000W 6300S 06716W 6647S 06716W
CFNT AT 60S 40W 50S 46W 46S 60W MOV E
CFNT AT 53S 20W 43S 32W 40S 42W MOV SE
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-07-3
COASTAL AREAS:
INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR S 3/4 VIS GOOD
OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR S 4/5 INCR 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0000 PROB OF SH
RAIN STARTING EVENING IMPR STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR
URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR S 4 INCR 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0300 PROB OF SH
RAIN STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK VRB 3 BY
3/0900 PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SECTOR S 4/3 VEER VRB 3 BY 02/1800
VEER SECTOR N BY 3/1200 PROB OF SH IMPR STARTING NOON VIS GOOD
PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): VRB 3 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY
02/2100 INCR 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0600 PROB OF SH DURING THE MORNING NXT PROB OF
MIST STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO POOR
GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SECTOR W 4 VEER SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS BY
02/1800 PROB OF MIST STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): SECTOR W 4 VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY
02/1800 BACK SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0600 VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD
FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 5 WITH GUSTS
BY 3/0600 PROB OF DRIZZLE RAIN IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE
ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS INCR 6/7 BY 3/0000 BACK SECTOR S
3/4 BY 3/0900 VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 40W: VRB 3/4 BACK SECTOR W BY 02/1800
BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0000 PROB OF SH RAIN VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4 BACK SECTOR E 5/6 BY 02/2100 INCR 6/7 WITH GUSTS
BY 3/0600 PROB OF SH RAIN VIS MODERATE TO POOR
CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS BACK
SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 02/1500 PROB OF ISOL RAIN STORMS IMPR GRADUALLY VIS
POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S WITH GUSTS BY 3/0300
PROB OF ISOL RAIN STARTING EVENING IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR
TO MODERATE
CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) N OF 45S: SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS VIS
GOOD
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS DECR 5 BY 3/0000 PROB OF ISOL RAIN
DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS DECR
5/4 BY 02/1800 VEER SECTOR N WITH GUSTS BY 3/0600 PROB OF SH OF SNOW DURING THE
MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW BY 02/1800 VEER SECTOR N 6/7
WITH GUSTS BY 3/0900 PROB OF SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR OCNL
MODERATE
SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) N OF 55S: SECTOR W 7/6 WITH GUSTS VIS
POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS INCR 7/9 WITH GUSTS BY 02/2100 PROB OF
SNOW FALL STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR 7/9 WITH GUSTS
BY 02/1800 PROB OF SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR
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1:31:06:01:00
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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 02, JULY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
873/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST BACK SW IN 60S-67S 85W-70W UNTIL 03/0300
874/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST BACK SW IN 64S-67S 59W-50W FROM 02/1800 UNTIL 03/0300
875/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST BACK SW IN 60S-64S 70W-50W FROM 02/1500 UNTIL 03/2100
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 960HPA 65S 72W MOV SE DPN
LOW 963HPA 72S 52W MOV SE DPN
LOW 976HPA 66S 36W MOV SE DPN
RIDGE 68S 40W 65S 43W 60S 45W MOV E WKN
011400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5924S 02000W 5722S 02618W 5815S 03218W 5842S 03757W 6010S 04317W 6136S 04814W 6209S 05247W 6313S 05713W 6353S 06033W 6459S 06336W 6614S 06559W 6627S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 6200S 05336W 28X25NM A76C 5254S 03207W 16X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4729S 02228W 3X1NM ICEBERG2 5249S 03150W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6018S 02000W 4300S 02000W 4500S 03500W 5819S 03500W B5819S 03500W 5100S 03500W 5500S 04900W 6139S 04858W C6139S 04858W 5900S 04900W 5900S 06000W 6300S 06716W 6647S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-07-3
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS : SECTOR W 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 5/7 BY 02/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR S 3/4 VEER NW 3/4 BY 3/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 02/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 7/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 02/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 6/7 BY 3/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 4/3 BY 02/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/3 BACK NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 02/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=