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 140826UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 316
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Front F1 25S 173E 32S 180 41S 177W, moving eastnortheast 20kt.
Trough T1 30S 171E 35S 177E 40S 179E, moving east 25kt.
Area A1 bounded by 34S 166E 35S 174E 40S 175E 40S 163E 34S 166E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 120 nautical miles of F1: Northwest 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain with possible thunderstorms.
West of T1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 316, poor visibility in showers, easing by 150600UTC.
Within A1: Heavy southwest swell developing by 150000UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of New Zealand: Heavy southwest swell at times.
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 140826UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 316
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Front F1 54S 146W 58S 165W 58S 178E, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Area A1 bounded by 40S 176E 40S 170W 53S 170W 40S 176E, slow moving.
Low L1 989hPa near 44S 167E, moving northeast 25kt.
Front F2 expected near 41S 157E 45S 163E 51S 159E by 141800UTC, then moving eastnortheast 35kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 900 nautical miles northwest of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC.
Within 180 nautical miles south of F1: Northeast 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times.
Within A1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in northwest semicircle: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 316, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy southwest swell.
Southwest of F2: Southwest 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of 173E: Heavy southwest quarter swell. First low near 50S 167E, moving east. In northern semicircle around first low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 170600UTC and heavy swell easing by 180000UTC. Second low near 52S 160E expected by 171200UTC, moving north. Clockwise 30kt to gale around second 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 140826UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 315 317 318
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 71S 176W 64S 160W 63S 139W 65S 120W 71S 120W 71S 176W, slow moving.
Ridge R1 55S 144W 62S 162W 70S 172E, moving east 20kt.
Front F1 54S 146W 58S 165W 58S 178E, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Area A2 bounded by 66S 165E 67S 164W 71S 164W 70S 161E 66S 165E, slow moving.
Low L1 985hPa near 57S 178E, moving westsouthwest 5kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 317.
Within 1440 nautical miles east of R1: Southerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 315, areas of heavy swell.
Within 300 nautical miles west of R1 from 55S 144W to 62S 162W: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 900 nautical miles northwest of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC.
Within 180 nautical miles south of F1: Northeast 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times.
Within A2: Westerly 25kt, heavy ice accretion as in warning 318.
Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to northwest: Clockwise 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell, easing by 150600UTC.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 14 Apr 2026 UTC
64.9S,160.0E 69.0S,170.0E 69.1S,180.0
68.0S,170.0W 70.4S,160.0W 69.4S,150.0W
70.1S,140.0W 68.3S,130.0W 68.1S,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 140826UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 315
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 140600UTC:
Front F1 45S 131W 46S 126W 48S 118W, moving eastnortheast 35kt.
Front F2 24S 137W 29S 129W 37S 118W, slow moving.
Low L1 998hPa near 40S 139W, moving eastnortheast 10kt.
Front F3 54S 146W 58S 165W 58S 178E, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Ridge R1 expected near 24S 168W 41S 151W 49S 146W by 150000UTC, then slow moving.
Ridge R2 44S 152W 52S 148W 55S 148W, moving east 25kt.
Front F4 30S 173W 39S 170W 53S 169W, moving eastnortheast 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 300 nautical miles northeast of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, easing by 141200UTC.
Within 180 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, easing by 141800UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in southwest quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, poor visibility in rain at times.
Within 900 nautical miles northwest of F3: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC.
Within 180 nautical miles south of F3: Northeast 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times.
Southwest of R1: Northwest quarter 30kt developing by 150000UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 150000UTC.
East of R2: Southwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 315, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F4: Northwest 25kt, easing by 150000UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 150000UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
East of 135W: Heavy southwest swell, easing by 170000UTC. Front near 40S 160W to 50S 160W expected by 152100UTC, moving southeast. East of front: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. West of front: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale developing by 161200UTC, then easing by 171200UTC, and heavy southwest swell easing by 181200UTC. Low near 51S 170W expected by 170000UTC, moving east. Clockwise 30kt to gale around low, and heavy swell developing by 171200UTC.
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 Apr 140800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 150600 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1011HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 20.0S 168.0E AT
140600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
WEAK TROUGH T1 12S 179E 20S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 17S 160E TO L TO 25S 179W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T2.
WEAK TROUGH T3 07S 168W 10S 156W 15S 148W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080
NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 16S 165W 20S 152W 25S 146W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160
NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND WEST OF 170E, EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS 20
TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.