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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 03, FEBRUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

111/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE WEAKENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH GUST IN 60S-63S 90W-75W UNTIL 03/0300

112/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SW WITH GUST IN 60S-70S 90W-75W FROM 03/0900 UNTIL 03/2100

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 969HPA 68S 36W MOV E WKN

LOW 974HPA 60S 37W MOV E NC

RIDGE 62S 51W 64S 52W 68S 51W MOV E NC

021400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7203S 02000W 6159S 02723W 6658S 02931W 6054S 03852W 6139S 04457W 6024S 04736W 6217S 05407W 6311S 05735W 6403S 06101W 6424S 06256W 6604S 06549W 6655S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5018S 03958W 26X22NM A23J 5205S 04111W 11X8NM A77 5050S 02610W 27X4NM A76C 5939S 03754W 16X7NM B15AB 5632S 03347W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5014S 03754W 6X1NM ICEBERG2 5230S 03935W 6X2NM ICEBERG3 5154S 03607W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 5211S 04101W 5X1NM ICEBERG5 5155S 04041W 4X1NM ICEBERG6 5907S 03526W 5X2NM ICEBERG7 5213S 04108W 5X2NM ICEBERG8 4104S 05158W 8X3NM ICEBERG9 5207S 03954W 4X2NM ICEBERG10 4852S 04046W 4X1NM ICEBERG11 4924S 04106W 3X1NM ICEBERG12 5149S 04035W 6X1NM ICEBERG13 5143S 04001W 3X1NM ICEBERG14 6025S 05117W 5X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6145S 02000W 4500S 02000W 4500S 03500W 6108S 03840W B 6108S 03840W 4725S 03550W 4825S 04350W 6105S 05020W C 7000S 02000W 6200S 02000W 6245S 02840W 7027S 02645W D 6105S 05020W 5740S 04700W 6300S 06716W 6655S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-02-4

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT : SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 5 AFTERWARDS SW 6 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 75W: SW 4/5 INCR SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 3/1500 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: NW 3/4 INCR NW 4/5 BY 3/1200 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 5/4 INCR SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 3/1500 PROB OF PROB OFCOASTAL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MARGARITA BAY : SW 3 INCR SW 4/5 BY 3/1500 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : NW 4 BACK SW 4 BY 3/1500 AFTERWARDS SECTOR S 5 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 75W: SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE RAIN IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 6 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS PROB OF MIST PROB OFSCT DRIZZLE DISSIPATING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 75 - N OF 70S: SW 5/6 INCR SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0900 AFTERWARDS NW 6 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA S OF 70S: SW 6/5 INCR SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 3/0900 AFTERWARDS NW 5 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 4/5 INCR SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 3/1500 AFTERWARDS SW 5 PROB OF MIST DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 4/5 VEER NW 4/3 BY 3/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS POOR TO MODERATE

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR N 3/4 INCR NE 4/5 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE=