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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

00:00 UTC 04, FEBRUARY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 STORM WARNING:

115/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV NE DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 10 FROM SW WITH GUST IN 60S-70S 90W-70W FROM 04/0600 UNTIL 05/0900

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 21:00UTC

LOW 977HPA 56S 46W MOV E DPN

RIDGE 61S 82W 63S 79W 65S 75W MOV NE WKN

031400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 7250S 02032W 7119S 02426W 6646S 03018W 6100S 03424W 6118S 03837W 6121S 04341W 6041S 04601W 6027S 04831W 6125S 05006W 6208S 05122W 6337S 05553W 6608S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A23A 5014S 03959W 26X22NM A23J 5203S 04111W 11X8NM A77 5049S 02551W 27X4NM A76C 5939S 03754W 16X7NM B15AB 5618S 03355W 10X4NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5230S 03936W 6X2NM ICEBERG2 5208S 04057W 2X1NM ICEBERG3 5211S 04101W 5X1NM ICEBERG4 5906S 03528W 5X2NM ICEBERG5 5209S 04104W 5X2NM ICEBERG6 5152S 04102W 8X3NM ICEBERG7 4855S 04029W 4X1NM ICEBERG8 4939S 03703W 3X1NM ICEBERG9 5145S 04036W 6X1NM ICEBERG10 6017S 05042W 5X4NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A 6000S 02000W 4450S 02000W 4500S 03500W 6000S 03520W B 6000S 03520W 4740S 03448W 4815S 04215W 6040S 04800W C 7040S 02000W 6020S 02000W 6000S 03520W 7100S 02640W D 6040S 04800W 5550S 04500W 6320S 06716W 6650S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 00:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 00:00 UTC 2026-02-5

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 55W: SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR W 6/5 BY 4/1500 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SECTOR S 4/3 BY 4/1200 PROB OF FOG PROB OFISOL RAIN IMPR DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 55W: SW 7/9 VEER SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 4/1800 AFTERWARDS NW 4 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 3/4 INCR SW 4/5 BY 4/1200 PROB OF FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 4 BY 4/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR OCNL GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : SW 4/3 DECR VRB 3 BY 4/0900 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF W OF 52W: SECTOR S 3/4 DECR VRB 3 BY 4/1500 AFTERWARDS SW 4 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING DURING THE MORNING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF E OF 52W: SECTOR S 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 4/1200 AFTERWARDS SW 5 BY 4/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF E OF 52W: SECTOR S 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 4/1200 AFTERWARDS SW 5 BY 4/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 INCR SECTOR S 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 4/1200 AFTERWARDS SW 5 BY 4/1800 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES DISSIPATING TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (60-66S 70-90W): SW 7/6 WITH GUSTS INCR SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 75 - N OF 70S: SECTOR W 5/6 INCR SW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 4/0900 AFTERWARDS SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 4/1800 PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA S OF 70S: NW 3/4 INCR SW 5/6 BY 4/1500 PROB OF FOG PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR OCNL VERY POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/4 DECR NE 4/3 BY 4/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OF SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EVENING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: NW 4/5 BACK SECTOR W 5/6 PROB OF MIST FOG PATCHES PROB OFISOL RAIN SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO POOR OCNL MODERATE

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 3/4 VEER NE 4/5 BY 4/1200 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 3/5 VEER SECTOR S 4 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE=