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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 01, OCTOBER 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 09:00UTC

HIGH 1020HPA 64S 82W MOV E NC

LOW 1004HPA 63S 55W MOV NE DPN

LOW 988HPA 72S 35W MOV E WKN

301400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5513S 02000W 5350S 02618W 5449S 03217W 5728S 03757W 5810S 04317W 5856S 04813W 6103S 05247W 6220S 05654W 6156S 06032W 6502S 06337W 6000S 06559W 6100S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 5545S 04216W 28X25NM D33B 5829S 04718W 21X12NM A76C 5523S 02515W 17X6NM A83 6050S 05213W 12X7NM A85 5931S 05130W 10X3NM ICEBERG1 5939S 05118W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM D32 5636S 03812W 9X6NM D33C 6140S 05352W 9X5NM ICEBERG2 5557S 04323W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 5913S 04733W 5X3NM ICEBERG4 5555S 04715W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5734S 04534W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5938S 05128W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5842S 04535W 3X2NM ICEBERG8 5919S 05018W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5532S 02000W 5000S 02000W 5000S 04009W 5823S 04001W B5823S 04001W 5300S 04001W 5903S 06716W 6106S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-10-2

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 50W: SW 4 BACK SECTOR S 4 BY 2/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 2/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/4 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 4 BY 2/0000 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 2/0200 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 3/4 INCR SECTOR S 4/5 BY 2/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR W 3/4 BACK SW 4 BY 01/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 01/2100 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 4 BY 2/0300 VIS GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 63S: SECTOR E 4/5 INCR SECTOR E 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 2/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 BACK SECTOR S 3 BY 2/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NW 3/4 BACK SECTOR W 4 BY 2/0600 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 01/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SW 5/4 BY 2/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=