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SECURITE

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

2026-02-20, 12:00 UTC.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN

PRESSURE HPA

BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS.

PART 1

NO WARNINGS

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

HIGH 1017HPA 36S 60W MOV E WKN

LOW 1004HPA 44S 39W MOV SE WKN EXTENDS CFNT AT 44S 39W 38S 45W 33S 50W MOV E

CFNT AT 59S 55W 54S 50W 44S 52W

191400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7157S 02703W 7257S 03032W 6844S 03132W 6546S 03248W

6545S 03254W 6136S 03440W 6408S 03702W 6110S 03745W 6033S 04151W 6307S 05553W

6629S 06633W 6631S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 4801S 03437W 26X22NM

A23K 5058S 03855W 11X8NM A76C 5931S 03832W 16X7NM B15AB 5342S 03439W 10X4NM

ICEBERG1 5100S 02130W 14X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG2 5753S 03602W

5X2NM ICEBERG3 5056S 03815W 4X2NM ICEBERG4 5149S 04007W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 5934S

04856W 5X4NM ICEBERG6 5143S 03902W 2X1NM ICEBERG7 5003S 03455W 4X1NM ICEBERG8

5112S 03939W 8X5NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6945S 02000W 4509S 02000W 4620S 03500W

6105S 03520W B 6105S 03520W 4755S 03450W 4800S 04315W 6100S 04830W C 6100S

04830W 5600S 04700W 6358S 06716W 6910S 06716





PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-02-21

COASTAL AREAS:

INNER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR S 3/4 BACK SECTOR N BY 20/0900 FOG MIST

DISSIPATING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

OUTER RIO DE LA PLATA: SECTOR S 3/4 BACK SECTOR N BY 20/0900 FOG MIST

DISSIPATING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

URUGUAY SOUTH EAST COASTS: SECTOR S 3/4 BACK SECTOR N BY 20/0900 FOG MIST

DISSIPATING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DEL PLATA COASTS(3617S - 3830S): SECTOR S 3/4 BACK SECTOR N BY 21/0600 VIS

GOOD

RINCON BAHIA BLANCA COASTS(3830S - 41S): SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E

BY 20/1800 VIS GOOD

PENINSULA DE VALDES COASTS(41S - 45S): SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 WITH

GUSTS BY 21/0600 VIS GOOD

GOLFO DE SAN JORGE COASTS(45S - 48S): SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 WITH

GUSTS BY 21/0000 VIS GOOD

SOUTH PATAGONIA COASTS(48S - 54S): SECTOR E 3/4 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N 4/5

WITH GUSTS BY 20/1500 RAIN VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

FIN DEL MUNDO COASTS(54S - 55S): SECTOR E 3/4 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N 4/5

WITH GUSTS BY 20/1500 RAIN VIS MODERATE TO GOOD.

ISLAS MALVINAS COASTS: SECTOR E 3/4 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0600 PROB

OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD TO MODERATE



OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTH AREA (35S- 40S AND 20W- 55W) E OF 40W: SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR

S 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 20/1800 PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

 REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 4/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR N BY 20/2100 PROB OF ISOL

RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

CENTRAL EAST AREA (40S- 50S AND 20W- 40W) E OF 30 - N OF 45S: SECTOR N 6 WITH

GUSTS BACK SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0000 PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS MODERATE

 W OF 30 - N OF 45S: SECTOR E 3/4 BACK SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 21/0900 PROB

OF SH RAIN VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

 REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL SH DRIZZLE VIS MODERATE

OCNL POOR

CENTRAL WEST AREA (40S- 50S AND 40W- 60W) N OF 45S: SECTOR S 5/4 WITH GUSTS VEER

SECTOR E 3/4 BY 21/0000 PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL MODERATE

 REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR E 4/5 WITH GUSTS PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD OCNL

MODERATE

SOUTH EAST AREA (50S- 60S AND 20W- 40W): SECTOR S 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N

BY 21/1200 VIS GOOD

SOUTH WEST AREA (50S- 60S AND 40W- 60W): SECTOR N 5/4 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR E

5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 20/1500 PROB OF ISOL RAIN VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

DRAKE AREA (55S- 60S AND 60W- 67W): SECTOR E 4/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR N 5/6

WITH GUSTS BY 20/1800 VIS GOOD TO MODERATE

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