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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-

12:00 UTC 07, MAY 2026.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)

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

PART 1 GALE WARNING:

616/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR N WITH GUST IN 60S-68S 90W-80W UNTIL 08/0600

617/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SECTOR N GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY VEER NE IN 68S-73S 90W-70W UNTIL 08/1500

PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC

HIGH 1022HPA 60S 70W MOV E INTSF EXTENDS RIDGE AT 60S 70W 63S 69W 67S 68W MOV E

LOW 1010HPA 67S 52W MOV E DPN

LOW 1013HPA 61S 50W MOV E DPN

061400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6614S 02000W 6617S 02518W 6613S 02753W 6521S 03227W 6228S 03509W 6255S 04154W 6302S 04651W 6218S 04928W 6158S 05227W 6213S 05625W 6416S 06313W 6647S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5822S 03628W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 4922S 02650W 6X3NM ICEBERG2 5110S 02714W 5X3NM ICEBERG3 4650S 02702W 2X1NM ICEBERG4 4650S 02702W 4X2NM ICEBERG5 5742S 03608W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6843S 02000W 4058S 02000W 4158S 03700W 6215S 03700W B6215S 03700W 4158S 03700W 5858S 05002W 6233S 05002W C6233S 05002W 5858S 05002W 6227S 06716W 6859S 06716W

PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-8

COASTAL AREAS:

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 4/5 BACK NW 4/5 BY 8/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 BACK SECTOR S 5/4 BY 8/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 4/5 BACK NW 4/5 BY 8/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SW 5/6 BACK SECTOR S 5/4 BY 8/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

GERLACHE STRAIT : SE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 3/4 BY 07/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

MARGARITA BAY : NE 3/4 VEER SECTOR E 5/7 BY 8/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/5 INCR SW 5/6 BY 07/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES WORSENING DURING THE NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR

OCEANIC AREAS:

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: SECTOR N 7/8 WITH GUSTS INCR NE 9 WITH GUSTS BY 07/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING STARTING NOON VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL POOR

NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR N 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY VEER NE 8 GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY BY 07/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR

SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR N 6/7 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 8 WITH GUSTS BY 07/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO VERY POOR

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 64S: SW 6/5 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY DECR SW 5 WITH GUSTS BY 07/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD

NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS DECR SW 5/4 BY 07/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD

SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 5 VEER SECTOR S 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY 07/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR=