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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 12, FEBRUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 STORM WARNING:

145/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 10 FROM SE WITH GUST IN 60S-65S 50W-40W UNTIL 13/1800

GALE WARNING:

144/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SE WITH GUST IN 60S-62S 60W-50W UNTIL 12/2100

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

RIDGE 60S 79W 62S 77W 64S 74W MOV NE WKN

HIGH 996HPA 66S 58W MOV E WKN

TROUGH 60S 37W 62S 35W 65S 30W MOV SE DPN

LOW 985HPA 71S 36W MOV SE WKN

111400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6832S 02940W 7409S 03044W 7050S 03053W 7249S 03224W 7539S 03226W 7620S 03314W 6123S 03709W 6124S 04212W 6029S 04654W 6315S 05721W 6356S 06048W 6644S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 4850S 04115W 26X22NM A23J 5051S 04005W 11X8NM A23K 5106S 04014W 11X8NM A76C 5932S 03808W 16X7NM B15AB 5515S 03329W 10X4NM ICEBERG1 5128S 02112W 14X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG2 5109S 03435W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5138S 03956W 3X1NM ICEBERG4 5826S 03600W 5X2NM ICEBERG5 5046S 04002W 4X2NM ICEBERG6 5018S 03840W 4X1NM ICEBERG7 5130S 03950W 3X1NM ICEBERG8 5951S 04926W 5X4NM ICEBERG9 5200S 03921W 3X1NM ICEBERG10 5210S 03946W 2X1NM ICEBERG11 6012S 04857W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 7300S 02000W 6200S 02000W 6300S 04000W 7800S 04000W B 4400S 02000W 6200S 02000W 4400S 04700W 6200S 04700W C 5600S 04700W 6000S 04700W 6400S 06716W 6800S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-02-13

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5 INCR SW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 13/0000 AFTERWARDS SW 5 BY 13/0900 VIS GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SE 8 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 12/2100 AFTERWARDS SW 5 BY 13/0900 VIS GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 4 INCR SW 5 BY 13/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SE 6 VEER SW 5 BY 12/2100 AFTERWARDS SW 4 BY 13/0600 VIS GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 4 INCR SW 5 BY 13/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : VRB 3 INCR SW 4 BY 12/1800 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF W OF 55W: SECTOR S 3 BACK SECTOR N 3 BY 13/0000 VIS GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF REST OF THE AREA: SW 4 DECR SW 3 BY 13/0300 VIS GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 6 WITH GUSTS BY 12/2100 AFTERWARDS NW 5 BY 13/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80 - S OF 64S: SECTOR W 4 VEER NW 3/4 BY 13/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 DECR SECTOR W 3 BY 13/0300 AFTERWARDS NE 4 BY 13/0900 PROB OF ISOL RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: SECTOR W 4 VEER NE 4 BY 13/0000 AFTERWARDS NE 6 BY 13/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4 VEER NE 4 BY 13/0000 AFTERWARDS NE 6 BY 13/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40 - N OF 65S: SE 8 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR S 10 WITH GUSTS BY 13/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR S 7 WITH GUSTS BY 13/0900 PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD RAIN IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA E OF 40 - N OF 64S: SECTOR W 6 WITH GUSTS VEER SE 8 WITH GUSTS BY 13/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR S 10 WITH GUSTS PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 3 INCR SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 12/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 4 DECR SECTOR S 3 BY 13/0300 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA E OF 40 - N OF 75S: NW 4 VEER SE 3 BY 13/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 3/4 INCR SECTOR E 4 BY 13/0000 AFTERWARDS SE 4 BY 13/0600 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=