MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR to 25S between 160E and
120W
issued by Fiji Meteorological Service Mar 140800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 150600 UTC.
TROUGH T1 18S 160E 20S 165E 23S 170E 25S 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 07S 160E 12S 165E 17S 170E 20S 174E 24S 178E SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 07S 168E 08S 180 09S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 08S 168W 10S 160W 11S 150W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T4.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND WEST OF 150W, EXPECT 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 140615UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 25S 179E 25S 170W 34S 170W 29S 176W 25S 179E, slow moving.
Front F1 37S 177E 37S 180 40S 176W 42S 175W, moving northeast 5kt.
Area A2 bounded by 37S 169E 39S 171E 40S 171E 40S 163E 36S 165E 37S 169E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Poor visibility in showers.
Within 180 nautical miles northeast of F1: Poor visibility in showers.
Within A2: Heavy southwest swell developing by 150600UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of New Zealand and south of 35S: Heavy southwest swell easing by 160600UTC. Low expected near 27S 177W at 171200UTC, then moving southeast. In a belt about eastern semicircle of low: Clockwise 30kt to gale developing by 180600UTC.
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 140615UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 170 171
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Front F1 40S 176W 51S 168W 55S 166W, moving east 20kt.
Ridge R1 41S 174E 47S 178W 55S 172W, moving east 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 360 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 170.
Within 120 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
West of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 171, heavy southwest swell developing by 141800UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Throughout area: Heavy southwest swell easing west of 180 by 160600UTC and elsewhere by 170600UTC. Ridge extends southwest from 48S 177W at 141200UTC, moving east. East of ridge: westerly quarter 30kt to gale. Low expected near 52S 180 at 151800UTC, then moving east. In northern semicircle of low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 160600UTC. Trough expected along 165E at 171200UTC, moving east. East of trough: Northerly 30kt to gale, heavy swell developing by 180600UTC. West of 170E and south of 50S: Northwest 30kt to gale developing by 180600UTC.
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 140615UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 170 171 172
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Low L1 956hPa near 70S 169W, moving southeast 10kt.
Low L2 958hPa near 62S 170E, moving east 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 960 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 170, areas of fog, areas of heavy swell.
Within 600 nautical miles of L1 in western quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, heavy ice accretion as in warning 172.
Within 660 nautical miles of L2 in northwest semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 171, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 14 Mar 2026 UTC
64.3S,160.0E 71.4S,170.0E 74.1S,180.0
71.3S,170.0W 71.3S,160.0W 71.7S,150.0W
71.0S,140.0W 69.2S,130.0W 70.1S,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 140615UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 170
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Front F1 47S 129W 44S 123W 43S 117W, moving southsoutheast 10kt.
Front F2 25S 152W 31S 140W 42S 127W, moving east 5kt.
Low L1 996hPa near 47S 139W, moving southeast 5kt.
Area A1 bounded by 25S 170W 25S 162W 29S 166W 37S 170W 25S 170W, slow moving.
Front F3 40S 176W 51S 168W 55S 166W, moving east 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 600 nautical miles north of F1: Areas of fog.
Within 180 nautical miles south of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 150600UTC.
Within 120 nautical miles of F2: Poor visibility in showers.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt at times.
Within A1: Poor visibility in showers.
Within 360 nautical miles east of F3: Northerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 170.
Within 120 nautical miles of F3: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of 160W and south of 50S: Westerly 30kt to gale easing by 160600UTC. West of 135W and south of 40S: Heavy southwest swell developing by 151800UTC, easing by 171800UTC. Trough expected along 165W at 160600UTC, moving southeast. In a band east of trough: Northwest 30kt to gale, easing by 170600UTC.