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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 19, MAY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
692/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 60S-68S 90W-70W UNTIL 20/1500
693/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 FROM SE GUST WITH 9 INTENSITY IN 64S-70S 50W-30W UNTIL 19/1800
694/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT EREBUS Y TERROR GULF MOV NE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 9 FROM SECTOR S WITH GUST IN 60S-67S 59W-50W UNTIL 19/1800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 964HPA 63S 32W MOV E DPN
RIDGE 60S 69W 63S 70W 66S 70W MOV E INTSF
181400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 6517S 02000W 6402S 02618W 5933S 03217W 6039S 03758W 6017S 04317W 6105S 04814W 6131S 05247W 6316S 05655W 6342S 06032W 6412S 06337W 6529S 06558W 6640S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM A76C 5802S 03330W 16X7NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN ICEBERG1 4937S 02654W 5X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A6545S 02000W 4200S 02000W 4200S 03700W 6100S 03700W B6100S 03700W 5000S 03700W 5900S 05000W 6120S 05000W C6120S 05000W 5900S 05000W 6300S 06716W 6657S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-05-20
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 7/6 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: SW 6/5 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR W 5/4 BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 7/6 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 4/3 BY 19/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : SECTOR E 3/4 BACK NE 4/3 BY 19/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS GOOD TO MODERATE
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 7/5 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES BLIZZARD PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA W OF 80W: NW 6/7 INCR NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0300 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS INCR NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0600 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING DURING THE EARLY MORNING VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): NE 7/8 WITH GUSTS BACK NW 5/7 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA W OF 40W: SECTOR S 9 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 8/7 WITH GUSTS BY 19/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 8/7 WITH GUSTS DECR SECTOR S 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 20/0000 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE EVENING VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): SECTOR E 4/3 BACK NE 4 BY 20/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFMOD SNOW FALL IMPR DURING THE NIGTH VIS MODERATE TO GOOD=