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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 06, FEBRUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

121/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 60S-65S 90W-70W UNTIL 08/0000

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

TROUGH 65S 74W 68S 79W 69S 84W MOV NE DPN

RIDGE 60S 63W 62S 63W 64S 64W MOV E WKN

LOW 981HPA 60S 51W MOV E NC

051400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7250S 02032W 7119S 02426W 6646S 03018W 6100S 03424W 6118S 03837W 6121S 04341W 6041S 04601W 6027S 04831W 6125S 05006W 6208S 05122W 6337S 05553W 6608S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 4946S 04016W 26X22NM A23J 5152S 04103W 11X8NM A77 5047S 02513W 27X4NM A76C 5936S 03756W 16X7NM B15AB 5558S 03333W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5230S 03933W 6X2NM ICEBERG2 5128S 03446W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5130S 04034W 5X1NM ICEBERG4 5900S 03533W 5X2NM ICEBERG5 5157S 04055W 5X2NM ICEBERG6 5127S 04046W 8X3NM ICEBERG7 4914S 04009W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 4951S 03654W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5132S 04020W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 6020S 04959W 5X4NM ICEBERG11 5206S 03940W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5210S 03958W 2X1NM ICEBERG13 5211S 04045W 3X1NM ICEBERG14 6020S 04946W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6000S 02000W 4517S 02000W 4610S 04000W 6140S 04000W B 6140S 04000W 4817S 03900W 5851S 05050W 6100S 04825W C 6950S 02000W 6010S 02000W 6105S 03340W 6951S 02820W D 6100S 04825W 5850S 05050W 6410S 06716W 6720S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-02-7

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 4/5 INCR NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 06/2100 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFMOD RAIN WORSENING STARTING NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 5/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SE 4/3 BY 7/0000 AFTERWARDS NE 4 BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OF RAIN WORSENING SLOWLY STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 3/4 INCR NW 5/6 BY 7/0000 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 3 BACK NE 4/5 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 3/4 INCR NE 6/10 WITH GUSTS BY 06/2100 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 6 WITH GUSTS BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 3 INCR NE 5/6 BY 06/2100 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 5 BY 7/0600 PROB OF MOD SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SECTOR E 3 BACK NE 4/5 BY 7/0300 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 4 BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 7/0300 AFTERWARDS 7/6 BY 7/0900 PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD RAIN IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 3/4 BACK SECTOR W 4/3 BY 06/2100 PROB OF FOG PROB OF SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 INCR NE 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 7/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 6/5 BY 7/0900 PROB OF FOG PROB OF SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: NE 5/6 VEER SE 4/5 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFISOL RAIN IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 BACK SE 3/4 PROB OF MIST PROB OFSCT RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 35W: SW 3 INCR SW 3/4 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 5/4 DECR NE 4/3 BY 7/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE=