1:31:06:01:00
SECURITE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
2026-10-15, 00:00 UTC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN
PRESSURE HPA
BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.
PART 1
NO WARNINGS
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
141400 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 5512S 03919W 28X25MN
D33B 5706S 04648W 21X12NM D35 6002S 04401W 15X6 NM A83 6019S 04946W 12X7NM A85
5823S 05011W 10X3NM ICEBERG1 5838S 04752W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM
D32 5613S 03840W 9X6NM D33C 6133S 05406W 9X5NM ICEBERG2 5259S 04121W 5X3NM
ICEBERG3 5758S 04712W 5X3NM ICEBERG4 5553S 04422W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5649S 04508W
2X1NM ICEBERG6 5737S 04844W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5850S 04931W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5944S
04610W 6X2NM ICEBERG9 5749S 04701W 2X1NM ICEBERG10 6004S 04431W 4X1NM ICEBERG11
5923S 06253W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5527S 02000W 5000S 02000W 5000S 04000W 5706S
04159W B5706S 04159W 5000S 04000W 5800S 06716W 6052S 06716W
HIGH 1032HPA 48S 40W MOV NE NC EXP 43S 33W BY 16/0000
LOW 1020HPA 54S 57W MOV NE WKN EXP 50S 47W BY 16/0000 EXTENDS CFNT AT 55S 53W
51S 52W 49S 56W MOV NE ASOCIATED WITH OFNT AT 55S 53W 56S 57W 53S 60W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-10-16
COASTAL AREAS:
INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SE 4 INCR 5 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SH
RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SE 4 INCR 5 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SH
RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SE 4 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800 PROB OF
ISOL RAIN STORMS VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SE 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF INTERMITTENT SH
RAIN VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): E 4 VEER SE 4 BY 15/1500 LOW PROB OF
DRIZZLE RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR E 4/3 BACK NE 4 WITH GUSTS BY
15/1800 LOW PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE RAIN PROB OF FOG MIST DURING THE MORNING VIS
GOOD OCNL MODERATE
GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF FOG MIST
DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF FOG MIST DISSIPATING
TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR TO GOOD
FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): NW 3 VEER VRB 3/4 PROB OF FOG MIST
DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR TO GOOD
ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR W 4/3 INCR 4 BY 15/2100 VIS GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 35W: SE 5/4 BACK E 4 BY 15/1800 LOW PROB
OF ISOL DRIZZLE VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
E OF 50W: SECTOR E 5/4 BACK NE 4 BY 15/1800 PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE RAIN VIS
MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SE 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN STORMS VIS MODERATE OCNL
POOR
CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER
SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1800 VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
W OF 30 - N OF 45S: SECTOR E 4/3 VEER VRB 3 VIS GOOD
REST OF THE AREA: SW 4 VEER W 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1500 PROB OF SH RAIN TOWARDS
THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 - N OF 45S: SECTOR E 3 VEER
VRB 3 BY 15/1800 PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE VIS MODERATE
E OF 50 - S OF 45S: VRB 3 VEER NW 3/4 BY 15/1500 PROB OF SH RAIN STARTING
EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
W OF 50 - N OF 45S: SECTOR E 3 VEER SE 3/4 BY 15/1500 LOW PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE
VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4 BACK SECTOR S 4/3 BY 15/1500 VIS GOOD
SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) N OF 55S: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER W 6
GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 15/1800 VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 7 GUST WITH 8
INTENSITY BY 15/1800 PROB OF SH RAIN VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 - N OF 55S: NW 4 VEER VRB 4 BY
15/1500 PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE RAIN IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS
MODERATE TO GOOD
W OF 50 - N OF 55S: SW 4 VEER W 4 BY 15/1800 LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN IMPR TOWARDS
NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS
MODERATE OCNL GOOD
DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR W 4 LOW PROB OF ISOL DRIZZLE VIS GOOD
OCNL MODERATE
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1:31:06:01:00
SECURITE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 15, OCTOBER 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1
NO WARNINGS
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
TROUGH 71S 57W 69S 84W 68S 83W MOV E
RIDGE 64S 67W 66S 67W 68S 67W MOV E NC
RIDGE 68S 38W 70S 37W 73S 36W MOV E NC
141400 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 5512S 03919W 28X25MN D33B 5706S 04648W 21X12NM D35 6002S 04401W 15X6 NM A83 6019S 04946W 12X7NM A85 5823S 05011W 10X3NM ICEBERG1 5838S 04752W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM D32 5613S 03840W 9X6NM D33C 6133S 05406W 9X5NM ICEBERG2 5259S 04121W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 5758S 04712W 5X3NM ICEBERG4 5553S 04422W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5649S 04508W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5737S 04844W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5850S 04931W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5944S 04610W 6X2NM ICEBERG9 5749S 04701W 2X1NM ICEBERG10 6004S 04431W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5923S 06253W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5527S 02000W 5000S 02000W 5000S 04000W 5706S 04159W B5706S 04159W 5000S 04000W 5800S 06716W 6052S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-10-16
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1200 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 3/5 INCR NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1500 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 5/4 BY 15/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 3/4 INCR SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1200 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 3/4 INCR NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0900 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 4/5 BY 15/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 3/4 BACK SECTOR W 4/5 BY 15/0900 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 5/4 BY 15/1500 AFTERWARDS SECTOR N 4/3 BY 15/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 7/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 15/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 5/4 INCR SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/1500 AFTERWARDS SW 5/4 BY 15/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 3/4 VEER SECTOR W 3/4 BY 15/0900 AFTERWARDS SECTOR S 4/5 BY 15/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=