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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 02, AUGUST 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1

NO WARNINGS

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 1006HPA 64S 55W MOV E DPN

HIGH 1024HPA 63S 79W MOV E WKN EXTENDS RIDGE AT 63S 79W 62S 72W 61S 68W MOV E

HIGH 1010HPA 63S 49W MOV E INTSF

011400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5803S 02000W 5605S 02618W 5702S 03217W 5731S 03757W 5

737S 04317W 5926S 04814W 6027S 05248W 6203S 05655W 6333S 06033W 6409S 06337W 640

8S 06559W 6257S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D33B 6010S 052 11W 21X12NM A

81 6104S 052 31W 28X25NM A76C 52 39S 03003W 16X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM

ICEBERG1 5934S 05053W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5820S 02000W 4600S 02000W 5300S 038

00W 5805S 03800W B5805S 03800W 5300S 03800W 5800S 05000W 6040S 05000W C6040S 050

00W 5800S 05000W 6300S 06716W 6620S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-08-3

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 4 BY 2/1500

 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR

 W 5/4 BY 2/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MOR

NING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 4 BY 2/1500 PROB OF M

IST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY

2/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS M

ODERATE TO POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SE 4/3 VEER SECTOR S 4 BY 2/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW

 FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 3/4 BACK NW 4/5 BY 2/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW

 FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/5 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 2/1200 PROB O

F MIST VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR E 4/5 BACK NE 4 BY 2/1500 PROB OF MI

ST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GO

OD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 4/5

 BY 2/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS MORNING VIS MODERATE

TO GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 5/6 BY 2/1500

PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DUR

ING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 4/5 BY 2/1200 PROB OF M

IST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 3/4 BY 2/0900

PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVE

NING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 4/3 BACK SE 4/5 BY 2/1200 PROB OF

 MIST VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=