METAREA 6 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST NORTH 60S
WWST02 SABM 291200

1:31:06:01:00

SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

2026-05-29, 12:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN

PRESSURE HPA

BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

WARNING 234: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S WITH

GUST BETWEEN 55S-60S AND 20W-30W UNTIL 29/1500

WARNING 233: STRONG BARIC GRADIENT PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR S WITH

GUST BETWEEN 35S-40S AND 20W-40W

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

HIGH 1030HPA 44S 50W MOV NE NC EXP 39S 42W BY 30/1200 EXTENDS RIDGE AT 44S 50W

59S 50W EXP 39S 42W 46S 38W 54S 37W BY 30/1200

LOW 1002HPA 37S 26W MOV SE DPN EXTENDS OFNT AT 39S 20W 41S 24W 37S 30W 35S 29W

MOV SE

LOW 1010HPA 56S 70W MOV E DPN EXP 56S 49W BY 30/1200 EXTENDS CFNT AT 56S 70W 47S

67W 38S 66W MOV E EXP 56S 49W 50S 54W 41S 62W BY 30/1200

281400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6438S 02000W 6216S 02618W 5906S 03217W 5914S 03758W

5940S 04317W 5941S 04813W 6027S 05247W 6249S 05655W 6344S 06032W 6412S 06336W

6526S 06559W 6635S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5613S 03225W 16X7NM

3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN ICEBERG1 4911S 02710W 5X1NM ICEBERG2 6324S 05646W 2X1NM

ICEBERG3 6255S 05809W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6444S 02000W 4403S 02000W 4403S

02600W 6251S 02600W B6251S 02600W 4403S 02600W 5000S 03800W 5818S 03800W C5818S

03800W 5000S 03800W 5857S 05600W 6247S 05600W D6247S 05600W 5857S 05600W 6500S

06716W 6825S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-30

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR E 4/3 BACK VRB 3 PROB OF MIST DURING THE MORNING

TEMPORARILY DISSIPATING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR E 4/3 BACK VRB 3 PROB OF MIST DURING THE MORNING

TEMPORARILY DISSIPATING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR N 4 PROB OF ISOL MIST RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR E 3 BACK SECTOR N 4 PROB OF SH

MIST SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SECTOR N 4 BACK SECTOR W PROB OF MIST

DISSIPATING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR N 5/4 BACK SECTOR W VIS GOOD

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SECTOR N 5/4 BACK SECTOR S PROB OF ISOL

RAIN IMPR VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): SECTOR N 5/4 BACK SECTOR S PROB OF SH FOG

PATCHES IMPR VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR TO GOOD

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SECTOR N 5/4 BACK SECTOR S PROB OF FOG IMPR

PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR N 6/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S PROB OF SH RAIN

SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR TO MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 25W: VRB 4 BACK SECTOR S 5/8 WITH GUSTS

PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

E OF 40 - W OF 25W: SECTOR S 8/4 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

W OF 45W: SECTOR E 4 BACK SECTOR N 5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL SH RAIN SPELLS OF

GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

REST OF THE AREA: VRB 4 LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) N OF 45S: SECTOR S 8/4 WITH GUSTS PROB

OF SH OF RAIN SH OF SNOW SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5 VEER SECTOR W PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF

GOOD WEATHER VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SECTOR S 5/4 VEER SECTOR N 5

WITH GUSTS LOW PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30 - S OF 55S: SECTOR S 8/7 WITH

GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH OF SNOW SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD

WEATHER VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 7/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W PROB OF SH OF SNOW SNOW

FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W) E OF 50W: SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS PROB

OF SH OF RAIN SH OF SNOW SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS POOR OCNL MODERATE

REST OF THE AREA: NW 5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 6 WITH GUSTS PROB OF SH OF RAIN

SH OF SNOW SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR N 4 BACK SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS PROB

OF RAIN SNOW FALL STARTING NIGTH IMPR VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR TO GOOD

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HIGH SEAS FORECAST SOUTH 60S
WWAA02 SAWB 291200

1:31:06:01:00

SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 29, MAY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

726/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 62S-65S 60W-50W UNTIL 29/2100

727/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 63S-71S 90W-80W UNTIL 30/1800

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 994HPA 64S 55W MOV SE DPN

LOW 989HPA 69S 57W MOV SE DPN

HIGH 991HPA 70S 46W MOV E WKN

RIDGE 60S 42W 64S 43W 68S 44W MOV E WKN

LOW 1008HPA 60S 67W MOV SE DPN

281400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6438S 02000W 6216S 02618W 5906S 03217W 5914S 03758W 5940S 04317W 5941S 04813W 6027S 05247W 6249S 05655W 6344S 06032W 6412S 06336W 6526S 06559W 6635S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5613S 03225W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN ICEBERG1 4911S 02710W 5X1NM ICEBERG2 6324S 05646W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6255S 05809W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6444S 02000W 4403S 02000W 4403S 02600W 6251S 02600W B6251S 02600W 4403S 02600W 5000S 03800W 5818S 03800W C5818S 03800W 5000S 03800W 5857S 05600W 6247S 05600W D6247S 05600W 5857S 05600W 6500S 06716W 6825S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-30

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/3 BACK SW 4/5 BY 30/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 29/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/3 BACK SW 4/5 BY 30/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 30/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 3/4 BACK SE 4 BY 30/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 4 BY 30/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 5/6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 5/4 BY 30/0600 VIS GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5/6 BY 29/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5/6 BY 29/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/5 INCR NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 29/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 4/5 INCR SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 30/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: NW 5/6 INCR SECTOR W 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 29/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/4 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 5/4 BY 29/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SE 4/3 BY 29/1800 VIS GOOD=