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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 11, OCTOBER 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

1226/2026 LOW 958HPA NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH GUST IN 60S-65S 50W-35W FROM 10/1200 UNTIL 11/1500

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 985HPA 64S 86W MOV E DPN

RIDGE 61S 62W 63S 64W 66S 66W MOV E NC

LOW 958HPA 63S 24W MOV E DPN

101400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5435S 02000W 5341S 02617W 5617S 03218W 5648S 03757W 5721S 04317W 5908S 04813W 6128S 05247W 6234S 05655W 6217S 06033W 5929S 06336W 5949S 06559W 6112S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 5502S 04020W 28X25NM D33B 5733S 04803W 21X12NM A83 6017S 05053W 12X7NM A85 5842S 05059W 10X3NM ICEBERG1 5829S 04935W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM D32 5614S 03849W 9X6NM D33C 6139S 05351W 9X5NM ICEBERG2 5344S 04030W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 5841S 04652W 5X3NM ICEBERG4 5534S 04447W 4X3NM ICEBERG5 5630S 04421W 3X1NM ICEBERG6 5809S 04940W 3X2NM ICEBERG7 5919S 04844W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 5916S 04722W 6X2NM ICEBERG9 5839S 04657W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5527S 02000W 5000S 02000W 5000S 04000W 5706S 04159W B5706S 04159W 5000S 04000W 5800S 06716W 6052S 06716W

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

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 3/4 INCR SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OF SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 4/6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SECTOR N 3/4 INCR SECTOR W 4/5 BY 11/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1200 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR N 3/4 INCR NE 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/0600 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 3/4 BY 11/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR N 3/4 INCR NE 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 11/0900 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 3/4 BY 11/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR GRADUALLY DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF W OF 56W: SECTOR N 3/4 INCR SECTOR N 4/5 BY 11/1200 AFTERWARDS NW 3/4 BY 11/1800 VIS GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 3/4 BY 11/1200 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 3 BY 11/2100 VIS GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 75W: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1500 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 4/5 INCR SECTOR E 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 11/1200 AFTERWARDS SECTOR N 4/5 BY 11/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: SW 8/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 4/3 BY 11/1200 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 4/3 BY 11/1500 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 3/4 BY 11/1500 PROB OF INTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE=