MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Feb 202000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 211800 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE AREA L1 CENTRE [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.5S 168.0E
AT 201800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
TROUGH T1 17S 160E 17S 165E TO L1 TO 21S 170E 20S 179W 22S 170W 25S
165W. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 09S 170E 07S 180 10S 170W 14S 163W 20S 159W 25S 158W. SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND WEST OF 180, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
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 201826UTC Valid until 211200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:
Ridge R1 39S 165E 32S 174E 29S 177W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Ridge R1: Dominates the area.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Nil significant wind or swell.
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 201826UTC Valid until 211200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 206
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:
Front F1 42S 172W 45S 171W 51S 170W, moving eastsoutheast 25kt.
Ridge R1 47S 168E 50S 168E 55S 167E, moving eastsoutheast 30kt.
Front F2 expected near 42S 161E 46S 162E 51S 160E by 210000UTC, then moving east 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times.
Within 720 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt.
Within 120 nautical miles east of R1: Heavy westerly swell.
Within 240 nautical miles west of R1: Heavy westerly swell.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest 25kt.
Southwest of F2: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 206, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy southwest swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low near 48S 167E. In northern semicircle about low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, easing by 220900UTC. Front along western bounday 160E expected by 222100UTC. East of front: northerly quarter 30kt to gale, easing by 231200UTC.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC
Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 201826UTC Valid until 211200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 205
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:
Ridge R1 36S 170W 41S 146W 37S 133W 36S 120W, slow moving.
Front F1 41S 173W 49S 170W 53S 170W, moving eastsoutheast 30kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
North of R1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 1020 nautical miles east of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle and rain.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times.
Within 420 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 205, areas of heavy westerly swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
South of 48S: westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. South of 45S: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 220000UTC. Low expected near 45S 154W by 240600UTC, moving east. Clockwise 30kt to gale around low.
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 201826UTC Valid until 211200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 207
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 80S 159E 74S 180 72S 144W 78S 119W 80S 159E, slow moving.
Front F1 53S 138W 57S 148W 60S 160W, moving south 10kt.
Low L1 980hPa near 58S 167W, moving northeast 10kt.
Low L2 980hPa near 58S 170E, moving southsouthwest 5kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 207.
North of F1: Fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Within 300 nautical miles of L2 in sector from southwest through northwest to east: Clockwise 25kt, easing by 211200UTC, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly swell, easing by 211200UTC.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 20 Feb 2026 UTC
64.8S,160.0E 71.2S,170.0E 77.9S,180.0
77.9S,170.0W 77.9S,160.0W 75.2S,150.0W
74.7S,140.0W 70.8S,130.0W 69.4S,120.0W
Ice edge not for navigational purposes.