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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 22, JANUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

47/2026 LOW 970HPA NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-62S 50W-38W UNTIL 22/2100

48/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 GUST WITH 10 INTENSITY VEER NE IN 60S-73S 90W-70W UNTIL 23/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 968HPA 65S 35W MOV E WKN

RIDGE 68S 65W 63S 65W 60S 63W MOV E WKN

LOW 953HPA 67S 88W MOV E DPN

211400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6956S 02000W 6903S 02710W 6212S 02747W 6606S 02839W 6133S 03510W 6114S 04524W 6000S 05005W 6059S 05546W 6239S 05726W 6347S 06030W 6535S 06425W 6637S 06717W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5224S 04132W 26X22NM A23J 5236S 04141W 11X8NM A74A 5809S 02012W 23X13NM A77 4946S 02714W 27X4NM A76C 6014S 03808W 16X7NM B15AB 5623S 03720W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4953S 03809W 6X2NM ICEBERG2 5223S 03919W 6X2NM ICEBERG3 5131S 03751W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5030S 03611W 5X4NM ICEBERG5 5003S 03356W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5217S 04041W 2X1NM ICEBERG7 6044S 04527W 3X3NM ICEBERG8 6121S 04552W 4X3NM ICEBERG9 5904S 05012W 7X2NM ICEBERG10 5035S 03653W 2X1NM ICEBERG11 5128S 03949W 9X3NM ICEBERG12 5217S 04025W 4X1NM ICEBERG13 5154S 03622W 2X1NM ICEBERG14 5623S 03211W 5X1NM ICEBERG15 5205S 04032W 4X1NM ICEBERG16 5214S 04040W 2X1NM ICEBERG17 5056S 03739W 3X1NM ICEBERG18 5118S 04035W 5X2NM ICEBERG19 5951S 03413W 5X2NM ICEBERG20 5240S 04134W 8X3NM ICEBERG21 5242S 04119W 4X2NM ICEBERG22 4927S 02648W 4X1NM ICEBERG23 5239S 04145W 3X1NM ICEBERG24 5203S 04142W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6200S 02000W 4552S 02000W 4500S 04000W 6145S 04000W B 6145S 04000W 4924S 03945W 5830S 05300W 6020S 05100W C 6915S 02000W 6155S 02000W 6230S 03000W 6915S 02720W D 6020S 05100W 5830S 05300W 6235S 06716W 6600S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-01-23

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT : W 5/4 INCR NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 22/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS : SW 5/4 VEER NW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 22/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : VRB 3/4 INCR NE 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 22/1800 PROB OF INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

MARGARITA BAY : VRB 3/4 INCR NE 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 22/2100 PROB OF INTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING SLOWLY DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS DECR VRB 3/4 BY 22/1500 INCR NW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 22/2100 PROB OF ISOL RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): NW 7/8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY DECR W 6 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR SECTOR E 9 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 23/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 35W: SECTOR W 6 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR NW 5/4 BY 23/0000 PROB OF SCT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 3/4 INCR SW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 23/0600 PROB OF SCT RAIN WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): VRB 3 INCR SECTOR E 5 BY 23/1200 PROB OF MIST DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=