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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
2026-07-14, 00:00 UTC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN
PRESSURE HPA
BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
WARNING 324: LOW 996HPA AT 48S 61W MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM
SECTOR E WITH GUST IN ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS UNTIL 15/0600
WARNING 323: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MOV E PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NW WITH
GUST IN SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) EASTHERN OF 30
WARNING 322: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MOV E PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH
GUST IN SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) WESTHERN OF 30
WARNING 321: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MOV E PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NW WITH
GUST IN CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) SOUTHERN OF 45
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC
131400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5910S 02000W 5744S 02618W 5837S 03217W 5927S 03758W
5950S 04317W 6214S 04813W 6309S 05247W 6308S 05655W 6246S 06032W 6412S 06337W
6615S 06559W 6640S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D33B 6206S 05308W 21X12NM
A81 6114S 05249W 28X25NM A76C 5230S 03126W 16X6NM D33C 6323S 05300W 9X4NM
3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5226S 03138W 2X1NM ICEBERG2 6232S 05310W
6X3NM ICEBERG3 6316S 05255W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6305S 05307W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 6251S
05313W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5954S 03614W 4X2NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6000S 02000W 4300S
02000W 5000S 03300W 6000S 03400W B6000S 03400W 5000S 03300W 6020S 05000W 6300S
04900W C6300S 04900W 6020S 05000W 6200S 06716W 6800S 06716W
HIGH 1026HPA 39S 41W MOV NE
LOW 996HPA 48S 61W MOV SE DPN EXP 53S 46W BY 15/0000 EXTENDS CFNT AT PENINSULA
DE VALDES COASTS MOV E
CFNT AT 57S 26W 53S 31W 49S 36W MOV E
RIDGE 47S 46W 51S 49W 54S 52W MOV E
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-07-15
COASTAL AREAS:
INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR N 3/4 VIS GOOD
OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR N 5/4 WITH GUSTS VIS GOOD
URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS VIS GOOD
MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): NW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VIS GOOD
RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 4
WITH GUSTS BY 14/1200 VIS GOOD
PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR W 4 VEER SECTOR N 3/4 BY 14/1800
VIS GOOD
GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR N
3/4 BY 14/1200 VIS GOOD
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S) N OF 51S: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS DECR 4 WITH
GUSTS BY 14/1200 VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S) REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 5/6 WITH GUSTS
VEER SW 4 BY 14/0300 VEER NW 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 PROB OF RAIN IMPR
STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SECTOR E 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 5/4 WITH
GUSTS BY 14/1200 VEER SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/1800 UNSTABLE VIS MODERATE
ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR E 8/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SECTOR S 7 WITH
GUSTS BY 14/0600 VEER SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 PROB OF HVY RAIN IMPR
STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 35W: SE 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN
VIS MODERATE
W OF 45W: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS UNSTABLE VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SE 5/3 BACK NW 4/5 LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN IMPR STARTING EARLY
MORNING MIST VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) W OF 30 - S OF 45S: NW 8 WITH GUSTS
BACK SECTOR S 5 BACK N 5/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS
MODERATE OCNL GOOD
E OF 30 - S OF 45S: NW 8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN IMPR
STARTING EARLY MORNING WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL
GOOD
W OF 30 - N OF 45S: W 4/5 VEER NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS WORSENING WITH PROB OF RAIN
VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: VRB 3 VEER W 5 PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 - S OF 45S: VRB 5 BACK NE 5
WITH GUSTS BACK NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS
MODERATE OCNL GOOD
REST OF THE AREA: N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS
MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) W OF 30 - N OF 55S: SW 8 WITH GUSTS DECR
SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS SNOW FALL IMPR PROB OF RAIN PROB OF RAIN DURING THE
EARLY MORNING STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
E OF 30 - N OF 55S: NW 8 BACK SW 8/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN SNOW FALL IMPR
STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
E OF 30 - S OF 55S: NW 6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 8/6 VEER W 6/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF
SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SW 8/6 WITH GUSTS VEER W 7 WITH GUSTS UNSTABLE VIS MODERATE
OCNL GOOD
SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50 - N OF 55S: S 5/3 BACK NE 4/6
WITH GUSTS WORSENING WITH PROB OF RAIN STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO
MODERATE OCNL POOR
W OF 50 - N OF 55S: E 7 WITH GUSTS VEER VRB 6/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 6 WITH GUSTS
PROB OF RAIN VIS POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 WITH GUSTS DECR LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN STARTING
EVENING VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): NW 5 WITH GUSTS BACK W 5/7 WITH GUSTS
WORSENING WITH PROB OF RAIN VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 13, JULY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
952/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 WITH GUST IN 62S-66S 90W-70W UNTIL 14/0000
953/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 60S-64S 70W-50W FROM 13/1500 UNTIL 14/1500
954/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT GERLACHE STRAIT MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 64S-68S 70W-65W UNTIL 14/0300
955/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 64S-67S 60W-50W FROM 13/1500 UNTIL 14/0600
956/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 61S-67S 50W-35W FROM 13/2100 UNTIL 14/2100
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 977HPA 67S 78W MOV SE DPN
LOW 986HPA 60S 35W MOV SE DPN
RIDGE 60S 52W 64S 57W 72S 56W MOV E INTSF
121400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5910S 02000W 5744S 02618W 5837S 03217W 5927S 03758W 5950S 04317W 6214S 04813W 6309S 05247W 6308S 05655W 6246S 06032W 6412S 06337W 6615S 06559W 6640S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D33B 6216S 05328W 21X12NM A81 6113S 05219W 28X25NM A76C 5223S 03133W 16X6NM D33C 6321S 05304W 9X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5226S 03138W 2X1NM ICEBERG2 6240S 05321W 6X3NM ICEBERG3 6315S 05257W 5X2NM ICEBERG4 6304S 05304W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 6259S 05254W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5954S 03614W 4X2NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6000S 02000W 4300S 02000W 5000S 03300W 6000S 03400W B6000S 03400W 5000S 03300W 6020S 05000W 6300S 04900W C6300S 04900W 6020S 05000W 6200S 06716W 6800S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-07-14
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 14/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : NE 5/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR N 5/4 BY 14/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/5 VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY INCR NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 13/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 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 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 VEER NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 14/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SE 4/3 BY 13/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR=