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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 14, MARCH 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

340/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 61S-66S 50W-35W UNTIL 15/0600

341/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 63S-65S 58W-50W UNTIL 15/0000

342/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV SE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 60S-63S 70W-60W FROM 15/0000 UNTIL 16/0000

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 980HPA 69S 46W MOV E WKN

LOW 993HPA 61S 40W MOV E DPN

LOW 977HPA 66S 90W MOV SE WKN

RIDGE 60S 60W 63S 63W 67S 65W MOV E WKN

131400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7210S 02000W 7347S 02616W 6910S 03136W 6100S 03611W 6450S 03620W 6118S 04202W 6200S 04709W 6214S 05113W 6329S 05350W 6348S 06053W 6501S 06414W 6634S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23K 5053S 03508W 10X7NM A76C 5907S 03658W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM A23A 4855S 03128W 9X7NM ICEBERG1 5742S 03539W 3X2NM ICEBERG2 5901S 04903W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 4853S 03352W 3X2NM ICEBERG4 5241S 03341W 7X2NM ICEBERG5 4713S 03350W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 4856S 03256W 4X2NM ICEBERG7 4849S 03252W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 4852S 03228W 3X2NM ICEBERG9 4853S 03302W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 4400S 02000W 7400S 02000W 6200S 04500W 4400S 04500W B 6200S 04500W 5600S 04500W 6500S 05900W 6000S 06000W C 6000S 06000W 6500S 05900W 6900S 06716W 6400S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-03-15

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 4/5 VEER NE 6/10 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 15/0000 AFTERWARDS 7/5 BY 15/2300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 AFTERWARDS SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0600 PROB OF FOG MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 4/5 VEER NE 6/7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 15/0000 AFTERWARDS 7/5 BY 15/2300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD DRIZZLE RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 14/2100 AFTERWARDS SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0600 PROB OF FOG MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 4 BY 14/1500 AFTERWARDS NE 7 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 4/3 VEER NE 3/4 BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 5/4 BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0300 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 7 WITH GUSTS BY 15/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFSCT SH SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SE 4/5 BY 15/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SECTOR S 4/3 BY 15/0000 AFTERWARDS SW 3/4 BY 15/0600 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 66S: SECTOR W 6/8 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 15/0300 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 7/5 BY 15/0900 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 4/3 BACK SW 4 BY 14/1800 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 4/5 BY 15/0300 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NIGTH VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 4/5 VEER SECTOR S 6 BY 15/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR=