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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
2026-01-13, 00:00 UTC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN
PRESSURE HPA
BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
WARNING 24: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MOV E WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST
BETWEEN 50S-55S 20W-35W FROM 13/1500
WARNING 23: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N WITH
GUST IN PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS SOUTH PATAGONIA
COASTS ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS FROM 13/2100
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS REPORT 121400 UTC
1.SEA ICE LIMIT
6609S 02023W 6043S 02444W 6522S 02929W 6227S 03317W 6130S 03747W 6122S 04304W
6142S 04902W 6018S 05215W 6148S 05657W 6305S 05915W 6402S 06312W 6613S 06716W
2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10MN
A23A 5254S 04111W 26X22NM
A74A 5819S 02043W 23X13NM
A77 4929S 02950W 27X4NM
A76C 6030S 03808W 16X7NM
B15AB 5718S 03855W 10X4NM
3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM
ICEBERG1 4905S 04103W 7X2NM
ICEBERG2 5249S 03933W 7X3NM
ICEBERG3 5138S 03825W 3X1NM
ICEBERG4 5242S 03933W 4X1NM
ICEBERG5 5352S 04121W 4X1NM
ICEBERG6 5048S 03826W 5X4NM
ICEBERG7 5101S 03026W 3X1NM
ICEBERG8 5015S 02931W 2X1NM
ICEBERG9 5227S 04113W 2X1NM
ICEBERG10 5100S 03634W 4X1NM
ICEBERG11 5216S 04010W 2X1NM
ICEBERG12 6045S 04528W 3X3NM
ICEBERG13 6123S 04713W 4X3NM
ICEBERG14 5944S 05016W 7X2NM
ICEBERG15 5045S 03829W 2X1NM
ICEBERG16 5130S 04043W 9X3NM
ICEBERG17 5236S 03935W 2X2NM
ICEBERG18 5219S 04016W 4X1NM
ICEBERG19 5136S 03745W 2X1NM
ICEBERG20 5833S 03755W 5X1NM
ICEBERG21 5237S 03931W 3X1NM
ICEBERG22 5219S 04010W 4X1NM
ICEBERG23 5217S 04022W 2X1NM
ICEBERG24 4953S 03923W 3X1NM
ICEBERG25 5221S 04133W 9X4NM
4.ICEBERGS AREA
A 6141S 02000W 4450S 02000W 4500S 04000W 6140S 03940W
B 6140S 03940W 4745S 04000W 5600S 05040W 6220S 04810W
C 6220S 04810W 5800S 05020W 6157S 06716W 6645S 06716W
HIGH 1027HPA 45S 28W MOV NE INTSF EXP 20S 40W BY 14/0000
LOW 1004HPA 51S 47W MOV SE WKN EXP 56S 27W BY 14/0000 EXTENDS CFNT AT 50S 48W
47S 46W 43S 50W 40S 55W MOV E
HIGH 1015HPA 41S 60W MOV SE NC EXP 47S 41W BY 14/0000
STATIONARY FRONT 37S 57W 39S 55W 41S 53W
LOW 1000HPA 54S 59W MOV SE WKN EXTENDS CFNT AT 53S 59W 51S 58W 50S 38W MOV E
TROUGH 44S 67W 47S 67W 50S 68W 51S 69W MOV E DPN
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-01-14
COASTAL AREAS:
INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: NE 3 BACK VRB BY 13/1200 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E BY 13/1800
PROB OF ISOL SH STORMS STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: VRB 4/3 DECR VRB BY 13/1200 AFTERWARDS NE BY 13/1800 PROB
OF ISOL SH STORMS STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: VRB 4/3 DECR VRB BY 13/1200 AFTERWARDS NE BY 13/1800
PROB OF ISOL SH STORMS STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR E 3 ISOL RAIN STORMS SPELLS OF
GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO POOR
RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SE 4 DECR VRB 3 BY 13/1200 AFTERWARDS
SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 13/1800 PROB OF ISOL RAIN STORMS SPELLS OF GOOD
WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO POOR
PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR N 4 INCR SECTOR N 5/6 GUST WITH
8 INTENSITY BY 13/1800 AFTERWARDS 8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SECTOR N 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR
7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR 7 GUST WITH 8
INTENSITY BY 13/1800 AFTERWARDS 8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN
TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR
FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): NW 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR 5 WITH GUSTS
BY 13/2100 PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO POOR
ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: NW 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR 8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100
VIS MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 30W: SECTOR E 4 VEER SECTOR N BY 13/1800
LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
E OF 40W: SECTOR E 4 PROB OF ISOL SH STORMS STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO
MODERATE OCNL POOR
E OF 50W: NE 4 WORSENING WITH PROB OF ISOL SH STORMS VIS GOOD TO POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 4/3 BACK SECTOR E BY 13/1200 LOW PROB OF SCT SH RAIN
VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30 - N OF 45S: E 4/3 BACK SECTOR
N 3/4 VIS GOOD
W OF 30 - N OF 45S: SECTOR N 4/3 LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
E OF 30 - S OF 45S: VRB 3 INCR NW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 13/1200
WORSENING WITH PROB OF SH RAIN TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 4 BY 13/2100
PROB OF SH RAIN VIS MODERATE TO POOR
CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 - N OF 45S: SECTOR N 4 DECR
VRB 4/3 BY 13/1200 PROB OF ISOL RAIN STORMS VIS GOOD TO POOR
E OF 50 - S OF 45S: SECTOR N 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 5/4 BY 13/0600
AFTERWARDS NW 4 BY 13/1800 PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
W OF 50 - N OF 45S: SE 3 BACK SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF SH STORMS IMPR TOWARDS THE
END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
REST OF THE AREA: VRB 3 INCR SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 13/1200 VIS GOOD TO
MODERATE
SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 35 - N OF 55S: NW 4/5 INCR SECTOR N
7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/1200 AFTERWARDS W 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 13/2100 PROB
OF SH RAIN VIS POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK W 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 13/1800
PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 - N OF 55S: VRB 5 INCR NW 5/6
GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 13/1200 PROB OF SH RAIN IMPR VIS MODERATE
W OF 50W: VRB 4 INCR NW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 13/1200 PROB OF ISOL RAIN
SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5 INCR NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 13/1800 PROB OF ISOL
DRIZZLE RAIN VIS MODERATE
DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR N 4 INCR SECTOR S 6 WITH GUSTS BY
13/0900 AFTERWARDS VRB 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 13/1800 PROB OF SH RAIN VIS MODERATE TO
POOR
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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
00:00 UTC 13, JANUARY 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
LOW 983HPA 64S 50W MOV E DPN
LOW 987HPA 62S 70W MOV SE INTSF
LOW 978HPA 60S 80W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 60S 60W 65S 65W 70S 65W MOV E WKN
121400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6609S 02023W 6043S 02444W 6522S 02929W 6227S 03317W 6130S 03747W 6122S 04304W 6142S 04902W 6018S 05215W 6148S 05657W 6305S 05915W 6402S 06312W 6613S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10MN A23A 5254S 04111W 26X22NM A74A 5819S 02043W 23X13NM A77 4929S 02950W 27X4NM A76C 6030S 03808W 16X7NM B15AB 5718S 03855W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4905S 04103W 7X2NM ICEBERG2 5249S 03933W 7X3NM ICEBERG3 5138S 03825W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5242S 03933W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5352S 04121W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5048S 03826W 5X4NM ICEBERG7 5101S 03026W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5015S 02931W 2X1NM ICEBERG9 5227S 04113W 2X1NM ICEBERG10 5100S 03634W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 5216S 04010W 2X1NM ICEBERG12 6045S 04528W 3X3NM ICEBERG13 6123S 04713W 4X3NM ICEBERG14 5944S 05016W 7X2NM ICEBERG15 5045S 03829W 2X1NM ICEBERG16 5130S 04043W 9X3NM ICEBERG17 5236S 03935W 2X2NM ICEBERG18 5219S 04016W 4X1NM ICEBERG19 5136S 03745W 2X1NM ICEBERG20 5833S 03755W 5X1NM ICEBERG21 5237S 03931W 3X1NM ICEBERG22 5219S 04010W 4X1NM ICEBERG23 5217S 04022W 2X1NM ICEBERG24 4953S 03923W 3X1NM ICEBERG25 5221S 04133W 9X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6141S 02000W 4450S 02000W 4500S 04000W 6140S 03940W B 6140S 03940W 4745S 04000W 5600S 05040W 6220S 04810W C 6220S 04810W 5800S 05020W 6157S 06716W 6645S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-01-14
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER SECTOR N BY 13/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR N 3/4 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER SECTOR N BY 13/2100 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR S 3 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES WORSENING TOWARDS EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
MARGARITA BAY : SW 3/4 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SW BY 13/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): SECTOR S 3/5 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 3/4 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 5/6 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 3/4 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR=