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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 05, NOVEMBER 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

1265/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT GERLACHE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E WEAKENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 FROM NE WITH GUST IN 66S-68S 70W-66W FROM 06/0300 UNTIL 06/2100

1266/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E WEAKENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 60S-63S 90W-70W FROM 06/0900 UNTIL 07/0300

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

TROUGH 65S 85W 63S 82W 61S 79W MOV E NC

RIDGE 60S 71W 63S 70W 65S 69W MOV E NC

TROUGH 60S 57W 62S 55W 64S 51W MOV E NC

LOW 970HPA 69S 44W MOV NE WKN

041400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5321S 02000W 5307S 02618W 5416S 03218W 5618S 03757W 5810S 04317W 6016S 04814W 6225S 05247W 6147S 05655W 6152S 06032W 6245S 06336W 6349S 06559W 6431S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A81 5542S 03543W 28X25NM D33B 5539S 04144W 21X12NM D35 6013S 04434W 15X6 NM A83 5929S 04926W 12X7NM A85 5644S 04458W 10X3NM ICEBERG1 5618S 04522W 10X3NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM D32 5642S 04007W 9X6NM D33C 6141S 05406W 5X3NM ICEBERG2 5058S 03900W 3X1NM ICEBERG3 5746S 04642W 5X3NM ICEBERG4 5524S 04642W 2X1NM ICEBERG5 5754S 04303W 2X1NM ICEBERG6 5757S 04436W 6X2NM ICEBERG7 5947S 04323W 2X1NM ICEBERG8 6008S 05114W 4X1NM ICEBERG9 6148S 06113W 4X1NM ICEBERG10 6135S 05356W 4X3NM ICEBERG11 5537S 03522W 2X1NM ICEBERG12 5608S 04528W 3X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5420S 02000W 4900S 02000W 4901S 03900W 5841S 03901W B5841S 03901W 4800S 03900W 5602S 05600W 6416S 05612W C6416S 05612W 5602S 05600W 6155S 06716W 6700S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-11-6

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 4/5 BY 05/2100 AFTERWARDS NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/4 BACK SW 4/5 WITH GUSTS BY 05/2100 AFTERWARDS SECTOR W 4/5 BY 6/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 4/5 BY 05/2100 DECR NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/5 VEER SECTOR W 4/5 BY 6/0000 AFTERWARDS NW 5/4 BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SW 4/5 VEER SECTOR N 4/5 BY 05/2100 AFTERWARDS NE 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR W 4/3 VEER SECTOR N 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 05/2100 AFTERWARDS NE 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/3 VEER NE 4/3 BY 6/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 35W: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0300 AFTERWARDS NW 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 4/5 INCR NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0000 AFTERWARDS NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE WORSENING STARTING EVENING VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 4/5 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR N 4/3 BY 6/0000 AFTERWARDS SECTOR E 6/7 BY 6/0900 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA (60-68S 20-50W): SECTOR W 4/5 BACK SW 4/5 BY 6/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 5/4 VEER SE 4/3 BY 6/0300 PROB OF ISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING THE MIDDLE OF THE PERIOD VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=