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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 03, JULY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

880/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST BACK SECTOR W IN 60S-65S 90W-70W UNTIL 04/0900

881/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST VEER NW IN 60S-64S 70W-50W UNTIL 04/1800

882/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 64S-67S 58W-50W UNTIL 04/0000

883/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR W WITH GUST IN 60S-65S 50W-30W UNTIL 04/1200

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

LOW 982HPA 64S 72W MOV SE DPN

LOW 952HPA 67S 49W MOV SE DPN

RIDGE 60S 62W 63S 65W 65S 67W MOV E WKN

021400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5924S 02000W 5722S 02618W 5815S 03218W 5842S 03757W 6010S 04317W 6136S 04814W 6209S 05247W 6313S 05713W 6353S 06033W 6459S 06336W 6614S 06559W 6627S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 6200S 05339W 28X25NM A76C 5255S 03213W 16X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4727S 02239W 3X1NM ICEBERG2 5247S 03150W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 6142S 05333W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6018S 02000W 4300S 02000W 4500S 03500W 5819S 03500W B5819S 03500W 5100S 03500W 5500S 04900W 6139S 04858W C6139S 04858W 5900S 04900W 5900S 06000W 6300S 06716W 6647S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-07-4

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 8 WITH GUSTS BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 9 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BACK SECTOR W 8 WITH GUSTS BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 9 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 4/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : NE 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 4/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 9 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0300 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: NW 8 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 9 BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BY 03/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR E 4/3 VEER SE 5/6 BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SECTOR W 9 WITH GUSTS BACK SW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 7 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 4/5 VEER SECTOR E 4/3 BY 03/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO POOR=