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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 24, APRIL 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

570/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR E WITH GUST IN 62S-64S 68W-58W UNTIL 24/1200

571/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N WITH GUST IN 60S-64S 45W-30W UNTIL 24/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 967HPA 63S 70W MOV SE DPN

LOW 977HPA 67S 53W MOV SE WKN

LOW 978HPA 69S 39W MOV E WKN

231400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6840S 02000W 6828S 02729W 6327S 03132W 6009S 03309W 6059S 03952W 6217S 05036W 6337S 05311W 6313S 05740W 6339S 06042W 6431S 06416W 6601S 06544W 6644S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5839S 03606W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4652S 02859W 6X3NM ICEBERG2 4951S 02816W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 4659S 02857W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 4703S 02903W 3X1NM ICEBERG5 5752S 03615W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 4409S 03514W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6859S 02000W 4124S 02000W 4307S 03613W 6507S 03625W B6107S 03625W 4305S 03613W 6002S 05503W 6328S 05500W C6328S 05500W 6002S 05503W 6445S 06716W 6638S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-04-25

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 7/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NW 5/4 BY 24/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 8 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 5/4 BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SE 7/5 BY 24/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 8 WITH GUSTS DECR NW 5/4 BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 7/5 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR E 5/4 BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 7/8 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR E 5/4 WITH GUSTS BY 24/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 24/1200 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES BLIZZARD PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 24/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SW 5/6 BY 24/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SE 3/4 VEER SECTOR S 4/5 BY 24/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SECTOR N 7 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 24/1200 AFTERWARDS NE 5/4 BY 24/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 23/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): VRB 3 INCR SW 4/5 BY 24/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=