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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 07, MAY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

614/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 60S-68S 90W-80W UNTIL 08/0600

615/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 68S-73S 90W-80W FROM 07/0600 UNTIL 08/1500

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

HIGH 1011HPA 63S 52W MOV NE WKN EXTENDS RIDGE AT 63S 52W 68S 52W 73S 53W MOV E

RIDGE 60S 78W 63S 75W 65S 70W MOV E WKN

WFNT AT 72S 90W 70S 82W 68S 77W MOV SE DPN

061400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6614S 02000W 6617S 02518W 6613S 02753W 6521S 03227W 6228S 03509W 6255S 04154W 6302S 04651W 6218S 04928W 6158S 05227W 6213S 05625W 6416S 06313W 6647S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5822S 03628W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4922S 02650W 6X3NM ICEBERG2 5110S 02714W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 4650S 02702W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 4650S 02702W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5742S 03608W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6843S 02000W 4058S 02000W 4158S 03700W 6215S 03700W B6215S 03700W 4158S 03700W 5858S 05002W 6233S 05002W C6233S 05002W 5858S 05002W 6227S 06716W 6859S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-05-8

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR W 3/4 BACK SW 4/5 BY 7/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 BACK SW 5/4 BY 7/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR W 3/4 BACK SW 4/5 BY 7/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 5/6 BACK SW 5/4 BY 7/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SE 3/4 VEER SECTOR S 3/4 BY 7/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 4 BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 4 BACK SW 4/3 BY 06/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR N 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 9 WITH GUSTS BY 7/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 VEER SECTOR N 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 8 WITH GUSTS BY 7/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SW 6/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 7/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 5/4 BY 7/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SE 5 VEER SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 7/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR=