MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Oct 022000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Oct 031800 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1017HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 23.0S 163.0E AT
021800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTER [1017HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 23.0S 170.0E AT
021800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
TROUGH T1 06S 160E 08S 177W 07S 167W. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY
IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 08S 161E TO L2 TO L1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
WEAK TROUGH T3 14S 174E 22S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME
SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
STATIONARY FRONT SF 11S 146W 17S 130W 23S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES OF SF.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 09S AND BETWEEN 154E AND 155W, EXPECT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE
SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SUBTROPIC
Area from 25S to 40S, western boundary from 40S 163E to 29S 170E then to 25S 170E, eastern boundary 170W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 021856UTC Valid until 031200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 021800UTC:
Ridge R1 29S 170E 29S 173E 29S 176E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
North of R1: Easterly 25kt at times, poor visibility in showers at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low deepening near 30S 179W, by 060000UTC. Within 250 nautical miles of Low in southern semicircle: Clockwise winds 30kt to gale.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FORTIES
Area from 40S to 55S, western boundary from 40S 163E to 45S 160E then to 55S 160E, eastern boundary 170W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 021856UTC Valid until 031200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 047
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 021800UTC:
Ridge R1 61S 179W 55S 165E 50S 156E, moving eastnortheast 35kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
West of R1 from 61S 179W to 55S 165E: Westerly quarter 25kt.
Northeast of R1: Southerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 047, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge near 45S 170E, extending to southeast, moving northeast. North of Ridge: Heavy southwest swell, easing by 041200UTC. Southwest of Ridge: Westerly quarter winds 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy southwest swell developing by 041200UTC, easing by 051800UTC. West of 180 and south of 45S: Northwest quarter winds 30kt to gale developing by 051200UTC, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 051800UTC.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SOUTHERN
Area from 55S to southern ice edge between 160E and 120W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 021856UTC Valid until 031200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 046 047 048 049
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 021800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 63S 125W 70S 124W 69S 162E 61S 165E 61S 171W 57S 147W 63S 125W, slow moving.
Low L1 953hPa near 61S 137W, slow moving.
Low L2 965hPa near 55S 149W, moving east 45kt, deepening by 030000UTC.
Low L3 962hPa near 55S 158W, moving northeast 20kt.
Ridge R1 55S 165E 61S 179W 66S 167W, moving east 45kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 049.
Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northeast through southeast to south: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of heavy swell.
Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of heavy swell.
Within 240 nautical miles of L2: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Within 300 nautical miles of L3: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 046, poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 030000UTC, areas of heavy swell.
West of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 048, fog, with poor visibility in precipitation at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Northeast of R1 from 55S 165E to 61S 179W: Southerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 047.
East of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 02 Oct 2026 UTC
61.3S,160.0E 62.3S,170.0E 63.9S,180.0
64.3S,170.0W 66.0S,160.0W 67.6S,150.0W
63.7S,140.0W 68.3S,130.0W 69.1S,120.0W
Ice edge not for navigational purposes.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC
Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 021856UTC Valid until 031200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 046 047
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 021800UTC:
Ridge R1 38S 146W 38S 139W 38S 120W, moving east 35kt.
Low L1 965hPa near 55S 149W, moving east 45kt, deepening by 030000UTC.
Front F1 48S 159W 51S 154W 53S 151W, moving east 35kt.
Low L2 962hPa near 55S 158W, moving northeast 20kt.
Front F2 57S 169W 49S 172E 38S 179E, moving east 45kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 900 nautical miles north of R1: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell, easing by 031200UTC.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Poor visibility in showers at times.
Within 300 nautical miles of L2: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 046, poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 030000UTC, areas of heavy swell.
Southwest of F2 from 57S 169W to 49S 172E: Southerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 047.
East of F2: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warnings 046 047, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge extending along 30S. South of Ridge: Heavy southwest quarter swell. South of 40S: Westerly quarter winds 30kt to gale at times.