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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 29, JANUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

97/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 IN 60S-64S 55W-50W UNTIL 29/1800

98/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 61S-65S 85W-75W UNTIL 29/1500

99/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 65S-70S 90W-70W UNTIL 30/0000

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 951HPA 71S 87W MOV SE WKN

TROUGH 63S 61W 65S 64W 67S 66W

RIDGE 61S 44W 63S 41W 66S 37W MOV E WKN

281400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7237S 02012W 6910S 02537W 6146S 02752W 6545S 03022W 6120S 03535W 6105S 03952W 6143S 04420W 6123S 04735W 6018S 04936W 6213S 05628W 6337S 06129W 6558S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5113S 04114W 26X22NM A23J 5229S 04127W 11X8NM A77 5019S 02655W 27X4NM A76C 5948S 03807W 16X7NM B15AB 5729S 03528W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5021S 03751W 6X1NM ICEBERG2 5230S 03926W 6X2NM ICEBERG3 4938S 03011W 4X1NM ICEBERG4 5148S 03932W 9X3NM ICEBERG5 5222S 04014W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5154S 03607W 2X1NM ICEBERG7 5546S 03206W 5X1NM ICEBERG8 5200S 04027W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 5014S 03659W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 5106S 03439W 5X2NM ICEBERG11 5928S 03446W 5X2NM ICEBERG12 5227S 04121W 8X3NM ICEBERG13 5234S 04121W 4X2NM ICEBERG14 4826S 02601W 4X1NM ICEBERG15 5227S 04128W 3X1NM ICEBERG16 5032S 04026W 3X1NM ICEBERG17 5217S 04112W 3X1NM ICEBERG18 5016S 03700W 3X1NM ICEBERG19 5026S 03746W 6X1NM ICEBERG20 5154S 04030W 3X1NM ICEBERG21 4832S 02601W 3X1NM ICEBERG22 6056S 05239W 5X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6000S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4515S 03540W 6140S 03555W B 6140S 03555W 4650S 03528W 5730S 04615W 6210S 04310W C 7000S 02000W 6010S 02000W 6210S 03500W 7010S 02610W D 6210S 04310W 5730S 04615W 5800S 05920W 6520S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-01-30

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 7/6 DECR 5 BY 29/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT DRIZZLE RAIN IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 9 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 6/5 BY 29/1800 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 10/9 DECR 5 BY 29/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT DRIZZLE RAIN IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD OCNL POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 9 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 6/5 BY 29/2000 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 6/5 DECR NW 3/4 BY 29/1500 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFISOL DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : NW 7/6 DECR NW 5/4 BY 30/0600 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF N OF 65S: NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 5/4 BY 29/2100 PROB OF SCT MIST WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF REST OF THE AREA: VRB 5/3 INCR SECTOR W 4/5 BY 29/2100 PROB OF SCT MIST WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): NW 8/7 DECR NW 6/5 BY 29/1500 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 7/8 DECR NW 7/6 BY 29/1500 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SECTOR W 7/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 5/4 BY 29/2100 PROB OF ISOL MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: VRB 4/5 INCR NW 5 BY 29/1800 DECR VRB 3/4 PROB OF SCT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40 - N OF 70S: SECTOR N 4/5 BACK SECTOR W 5/6 BY 29/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40 - S OF 70S: SECTOR N 4/5 VEER NE 6 BY 29/1800 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: VRB 3/4 INCR SECTOR N 5/6 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING SLOWLY DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=