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SECURITE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
2026-05-14, 12:00 UTC.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN
PRESSURE HPA
BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
WARNING 208: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH
GUST IN FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W) FROM 14/1800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
HIGH 1023HPA 28S 66W MOV NE NC EXP 32S 55W BY 15/1200 EXTENDS RIDGE AT 34S 59W
39S 66W 45S 73W
CFNT AT 59S 44W 56S 48W 54S 57W MOV E
LOW 972HPA 53S 31W MOV E NC
LOW 969HPA 55S 19W MOV E NC EXTENDS OFNT AT 53S 23W 57S 20W 55S 10W MOV E
CFNT AT 40S 20W 34S 28W 30S 44W MOV E
STRONG BARIC GRADIENT CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) MOV E WKN
141400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6535S 02000W 6421S 02617W 6005S 03217W 6048S 03757W
6057S 04317W 6128S 04813W 6131S 05248W 6316S 05655W 6349S 06032W 6447S 06401W
6615S 06559W 6645S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5737S 03443W 16X7NM
3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN ICEBERG1 4938S 02708W 5X1NM ICEBERG2 4552S 02631W 4X2NM
4.ICEBERGS AREA A6545S 02000W 4200S 02000W 4200S 03700W 6100S 03700W B6100S
03700W 5000S 03700W 5900S 05000W 6120S 05000W C6120S 05000W 5900S 05000W 6300S
06716W 6657S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-15
COASTAL AREAS:
INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR W 3 BACK SECTOR N BY 15/0300 PROB OF MIST STARTING
EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR W 3 BACK SECTOR N BY 15/0300 PROB OF MIST STARTING
EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SW 5/4 VEER SECTOR W 3 PROB OF ISOL RAIN MIST FOG
PATCHES STARTING EARLY MORNING ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR W 3 VEER NW 3/4 BY 15/0000 PROB OF
SH IMPR VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE
RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SECTOR W 4/3 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 BY
14/1800 PROB OF SH IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR W 4/3 BACK SECTOR S 3/4 BY
15/0000 PROB OF RAIN STARTING THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SW 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF HVY RAIN
STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO POOR
SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN AND SNOW
MIXTURE VIS POOR
FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SECTOR W 6/8 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW
MIXTURE VIS POOR
ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE VIS
POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 40W: SECTOR W 7/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH
VIS POOR TO MODERATE
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD
CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W): SECTOR W 7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS
POOR OCNL MODERATE
CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W): SW 5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 6 WITH
GUSTS PROB OF SH VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE
SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30W: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS PROB
OF SNOW FALL VIS POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF
SNOW FALL VIS POOR
SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) N OF 55S: SECTOR W 5 PROB OF RAIN AND
SNOW MIXTURE VIS POOR
REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SNOW FALL VIS POOR
DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR W 6/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/6 WITH
GUSTS BY 14/1800 PROB OF SNOW FALL VIS POOR
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SECURITE
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 14, MAY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
660/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 60S-62S 85W-70W UNTIL 14/1500
661/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 60S-63S 62W-50W UNTIL 14/1800
662/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH GUST VEER SECTOR W IN 62S-66S 57W-50W UNTIL 14/1800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 953HPA 70S 50W MOV E WKN
LOW 959HPA 66S 43W MOV SE DPN
131400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6535S 02000W 6421S 02617W 6005S 03217W 6048S 03757W 6057S 04317W 6128S 04813W 6131S 05248W 6316S 05655W 6349S 06032W 6447S 06401W 6615S 06559W 6645S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5732S 03508W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4908S 02700W 6X3NM ICEBERG2 4557S 02630W 4X2NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6545S 02000W 4200S 02000W 4200S 03700W 6100S 03700W B6100S 03700W 5000S 03700W 5900S 05000W 6120S 05000W C6120S 05000W 5900S 05000W 6300S 06716W 6657S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-15
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 5/7 BACK SW 6/5 BY 14/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 8/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS BY 14/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 5/7 BACK SW 6/5 BY 14/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 8/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS BY 14/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : NW 6/5 WITH GUSTS DECR NE 4/3 BY 15/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR W 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 14/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR W 7/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 7/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 5 BY 14/1800 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
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER SE 7/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR=