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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 19, JUNE 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

805/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N WITH GUST VEER NE IN 63S-68S 90W-80W UNTIL 19/1200

806/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 68S-73S 90W-70W UNTIL 19/1800

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 975HPA 68S 89W MOV E DPN

HIGH 998HPA 67S 55W MOV E INTSF

181400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6015S 02000W 5826S 02618W 5906S 03217W 5918S 03757W 5959S 04317W 6000S 04813W 6154S 05248W 6239S 05654W 6225S 06033W 6405S 06337W 6531S 06559W 6611S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5340S 03142W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4925S 02347W 4X1NM ICEBERG2 6145S 05555W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6102S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4300S 03400W 5900S 03500W B5900S 03500W 5400S 03700W 6000S 05500W 6212S 05500W C6100S 05500W 6100S 05900W 6500S 06716W 6723S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-06-20

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SECTOR N 4/5 BACK NW 5/6 BY 19/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 BACK SE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 19/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR N 4/5 BACK NW 5/6 BY 19/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 BACK SE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 19/0900 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 4/5 BY 19/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 3/4 VEER NW 4/5 BY 19/1500 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR N 5/6 BACK NW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 18/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 4/5 BACK SECTOR N 7/8 BY 18/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 19/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SW 4/3 BACK NE 4/5 BY 19/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 4 BY 19/0000 PROB OF MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 4/3 VEER SE 4/3 BY 18/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=