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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 30, JANUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

101/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E IN 75S-78S 45W-30W

102/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W IN 62S-64S 57W-50W UNTIL 30/2100

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 965HPA 72S 88W MOV SE WKN

RIDGE 71S 65W 68S 65W 65S 66W MOV E WKN

LOW 965HPA 74S 43W MOV SE WKN

291400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7203S 02000W 6159S 02723W 6658S 02931W 6054S 03852W 6139S 04457W 6024S 04736W 6217S 05407W 6311S 05735W 6403S 06101W 6424S 06256W 6604S 06549W 6655S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5106S 04104W 26X22NM A23J 5229S 04127W 11X8NM A77 5022S 02651W 27X4NM A76C 5947S 03806W 16X7NM B15AB 5737S 03507W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5013S 03758W 6X1NM ICEBERG2 5230S 03926W 6X2NM ICEBERG3 5148S 03932W 9X3NM ICEBERG4 5222S 04014W 4X1NM ICEBERG5 5154S 03607W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5546S 03206W 5X1NM ICEBERG7 5200S 04027W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 5014S 03659W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5106S 03439W 5X2NM ICEBERG10 5927S 03454W 5X2NM ICEBERG11 5227S 04121W 8X3NM ICEBERG12 5234S 04121W 4X2NM ICEBERG13 4826S 02601W 4X1NM ICEBERG14 5227S 04128W 3X1NM ICEBERG15 5032S 04026W 3X1NM ICEBERG16 5217S 04112W 3X1NM ICEBERG17 5016S 03700W 3X1NM ICEBERG18 5026S 03746W 6X1NM ICEBERG19 5154S 04030W 3X1NM ICEBERG20 4832S 02601W 3X1NM ICEBERG21 6052S 05222W 5X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6200S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4500S 03450W 6115S 03850W B 6115S 03850W 4805S 03540W 4800S 04128W 6048S 05018W C 7000S 02000W 6200S 02000W 6220S 02750W 7020S 03000W D 6048S 05018W 5650S 04700W 6300S 06716W 6655S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-01-31

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT : SECTOR W 5/4 DECR VRB 3 BY 30/1800 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4 INCR SECTOR W 5/6 BY 31/0300 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 6/8 DECR 5/4 BY 31/0000 AFTERWARDS VRB 3 PROB OF SCT MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : NW 5/6 BACK SECTOR W 5/6 BY 30/2100 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NW 6/5 DECR NW 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 31/0900 PROB OF SCT MIST PROB OFSCT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 5/4 INCR SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 31/0300 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): SECTOR W 5/6 INCR SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 31/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 7/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 6/5 BY 31/0600 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 BACK SECTOR W 5/4 BY 31/0600 PROB OF SCT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 3/4 DECR VRB 3 BY 31/0600 PROB OF SCT MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 72S: NW 6/5 DECR VRB 3/4 BY 30/0900 PROB OF SCT MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA E OF 45 - S OF 72S: SECTOR E 8/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/6 BACK SECTOR W 6/5 BY 31/0600 PROB OF SCT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR=