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HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH 60S
WWST02 SABM 060000

1:31:06:01:00

SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

2026-02-6, 00:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN

PRESSURE HPA

BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

WARNING 53: LOW 990HPA AT 50S 44W MOV SE DEEPENING EXPECTED 55S 35W BY 06/2100

WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 9 AROUND ITSELF IN SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W-

40W) FROM 06/0900

WARNING 52: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N

WITH GUST BETWEEN 40S-50S AND 20W-45W FROM 06/0300

WARNING 51: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT ON WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH

GUST BETWEEN 40S-50S AND 45W-60W FROM 06/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

051400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7250S 02032W 7119S 02426W 6646S 03018W 6100S 03424W

6118S 03837W 6121S 04341W 6041S 04601W 6027S 04831W 6125S 05006W 6208S 05122W

6337S 05553W 6608S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 4946S 04016W 26X22NM

A23J 5152S 04103W 11X8NM A77 5047S 02513W 27X4NM A76C 5936S 03756W 16X7NM B15AB

5558S 03333W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5230S 03933W 6X2NM

ICEBERG2 5128S 03446W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5130S 04034W 5X1NM ICEBERG4 5900S 03533W

5X2NM ICEBERG5 5157S 04055W 5X2NM ICEBERG6 5127S 04046W 8X3NM ICEBERG7 4914S

04009W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 4951S 03654W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5132S 04020W 3X1NM ICEBERG10

6020S 04959W 5X4NM ICEBERG11 5206S 03940W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5210S 03958W 2X1NM

ICEBERG13 5211S 04045W 3X1NM ICEBERG14 6020S 04946W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A

6000S 02000W 4517S 02000W 4610S 04000W 6140S 04000W B 6140S 04000W 4817S 03900W

5851S 05050W 6100S 04825W C 6950S 02000W 6010S 02000W 6105S 03340W 6951S 02820W

D 6100S 04825W 5850S 05050W 6410S 06716W 6720S 06716W

LOW 990HPA 50S 44W MOV SE DPN EXP 55S 35W BY 06/2100

LOW 999HPA 45S 50W MOV SE EXTENDS CFNT AT 42S 50W 38S 53W 35S 57W MOV NE

LOW 987HPA 54S 55W MOV E EXTENDS CFNT AT 52S 55W 47S 60W 45S 65W MOV NE

HIGH 1017HPA 43S 26W MOV E

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-02-7

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR S 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL STORMS IMPR DURING

THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR S 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL STORMS IMPR DURING

THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR S 4 PROB OF ISOL STORMS IMPR DURING THE

MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR S 6/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH IMPR

DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

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

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH IMPR

STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS POOR

OCNL MODERATE

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS POOR OCNL

MODERATE

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SW 7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS POOR

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN VIS POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 40W: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF

RAIN NEXT HVY RAIN VIS POOR OCNL VERY POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF STORMS NEXT SH VIS POOR OCNL

VERY POOR

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR

7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 6/1200 PROB OF HVY RAIN STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO POOR OCNL

VERY POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN NEXT HVY RAIN VIS VERY

POOR TO POOR

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 45W: SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK

SECTOR W 7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0900 PROB OF RAIN NEXT HVY RAIN VIS POOR OCNL VERY

POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN NEXT HVY RAIN VIS VERY POOR TO

POOR

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) N OF 55S: SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS INCR

8/9 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN NEXT HVY RAIN VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 6/1200

PROB OF HVY RAIN STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: VRB 4 VEER SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS

BY 6/1200 PROB OF SH VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SW 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SW 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS MODERATE OCNL

POOR

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH 60S
WWAA02 SAWB 060000

1:31:06:01:00

SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 06, FEBRUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

119/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 IN 60S-65S 90W-75W UNTIL 06/0600

120/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 IN 60S-63S 90W-70W FROM 06/1200 UNTIL 07/2300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

TROUGH 63S 77W 66S 82W 68S 87W MOV E DPN

RIDGE 63S 72W 66S 72W 68S 73W MOV E WKN

LOW 984HPA 60S 54W MOV NE WKN

RIDGE 61S 43W 64S 47W 67S 52W

051400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7250S 02032W 7119S 02426W 6646S 03018W 6100S 03424W 6118S 03837W 6121S 04341W 6041S 04601W 6027S 04831W 6125S 05006W 6208S 05122W 6337S 05553W 6608S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 4946S 04016W 26X22NM A23J 5152S 04103W 11X8NM A77 5047S 02513W 27X4NM A76C 5936S 03756W 16X7NM B15AB 5558S 03333W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5230S 03933W 6X2NM ICEBERG2 5128S 03446W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5130S 04034W 5X1NM ICEBERG4 5900S 03533W 5X2NM ICEBERG5 5157S 04055W 5X2NM ICEBERG6 5127S 04046W 8X3NM ICEBERG7 4914S 04009W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 4951S 03654W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5132S 04020W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 6020S 04959W 5X4NM ICEBERG11 5206S 03940W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5210S 03958W 2X1NM ICEBERG13 5211S 04045W 3X1NM ICEBERG14 6020S 04946W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6000S 02000W 4517S 02000W 4610S 04000W 6140S 04000W B 6140S 04000W 4817S 03900W 5851S 05050W 6100S 04825W C 6950S 02000W 6010S 02000W 6105S 03340W 6951S 02820W D 6100S 04825W 5850S 05050W 6410S 06716W 6720S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-02-7

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 55W: SW 4 VEER SECTOR W 4/5 BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OF RAIN WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 VEER SE 4/5 BY 6/1200 PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD RAIN IMPR STARTING NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 55W: SW 3/4 BACK NW 3/4 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFSCT RAIN WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/3 INCR SE 4/5 BY 6/1500 PROB OF ISOL RAIN PROB OF MIST IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 3 INCR NE 4/5 BY 6/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : VRB 3 INCR NE 4/5 BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NE 3 INCR NE 5/6 BY 6/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): SECTOR W 8/7 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 8/10 WITH GUSTS BY 6/1200 PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD RAIN WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 3/4 BACK NW 4 BY 6/0300 PROB OF FOG PROB OF SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA S OF 65S: SECTOR W 3/4 DECR SW 4/3 BY 6/1500 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40 - N OF 65S: NE 4 VEER SECTOR W 4/5 BY 6/1200 AFTERWARDS SE 4 BY 6/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER NW 3 BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 4 BACK SW 3/4 BY 6/1200 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE=