MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 042000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 051800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 EQT 176E 05S 178E 08S 179E 11S 180 14S 179W SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 08S 172W 12S 168W 15S 165W 18S 159W 20S 155W 23S 149W SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
STATIONARY FRONT SF 15S 179W 18S 170W 20S 160W 22S 155W 25S 150W.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF
SF.
IN THE AREA EAST OF 165E AND SOUTH OF 15S AND SF, EXPECT 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 041827UTC Valid until 051200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 25S 177E 25S 173W 27S 173W 27S 178E 25S 177E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Easterly quarter 25kt at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low expected near 40S 163E expected by 080000UTC. Clockwise 30kt to gale in a broad area around low.
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 041827UTC Valid until 051200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 078
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC:
Ridge R1 40S 160E 47S 170E 48S 170W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
South of R1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 078, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy westerly swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
South of 44S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Low expected near 40S 163E expected by 080000UTC. Clockwise 30kt to gale in a broad area 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 041827UTC Valid until 051200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 074 076 077 079 080 081
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 64S 160E 65S 165W 63S 157W 63S 142W 65S 120W 69S 120W 69S 143W 68S 160E 64S 160E, slow moving.
Front F1 69S 172E 61S 163W 55S 144W, moving eastnortheast 20kt.
Low L1 962hPa near 63S 144W, moving east 20kt.
Front F2 54S 179W 56S 169E 56S 152E, moving southeast 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 079 080 081.
Within 420 nautical miles northwest of F1: Southwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 077.
West of F1: Heavy westerly swell.
Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in northeast quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 074, areas of heavy swell.
Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to north: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warnings 074 076, areas of heavy swell.
Northwest of F2: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 04 May 2026 UTC
63.6S,160.0E 66.9S,170.0E 66.7S,180.0
66.7S,170.0W 66.4S,160.0W 68.2S,150.0W
67.3S,140.0W 67.1S,130.0W 66.9S,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 041827UTC Valid until 051200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 075 077
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC:
Front F1 34S 155W 44S 137W 46S 119W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt.
Low L1 1009hPa near 38S 125W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt.
Low L2 1007hPa near 34S 141W, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.
Front F2 45S 161W 51S 152W 55S 148W, moving east 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 900 nautical miles north of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 540 nautical miles south of F1: Areas of heavy swell.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 240 nautical miles of L2: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 075.
Within 1440 nautical miles southwest of F2: Northwest quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 840 nautical miles east of F2: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 077, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge near 42S 170W to 25S 143W, slow-moving. Southeast of ridge: Westerly quarter 30kt to gales and areas of heavy swell. First low near 37S 134W moving southeast. Clockwise 30kt to gales in a broad area around first low. Second low near 25S 164W expected by 080000UTC, moving south. Clockwise 30kt to gales and heavy swell in a broad area around second low.