MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Aug 052000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Aug 061800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 10S 160E 11S 165E 09S 178W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 07S 177W 15S 163W 21S 150W 25S 140W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2 IN THE AREA NORTH OF 12S. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2 ELSEWHERE.
TROUGH T3 EQT 176W 06S 172W 11S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 03S 167W EQT 161W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1 AND T2, AND WEST OF 165W, EXPECT SOUTH 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 051838UTC Valid until 061200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 051800UTC:
Ridge R1 25S 178W 32S 180 40S 177E, moving east 15kt.
Front F1 35S 162E 41S 162E 47S 157E, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
East of R1: Southerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of heavy southerly swell.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
East of 180: Heavy southwest quarter 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 051838UTC Valid until 061200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 146
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 051800UTC:
Ridge R1 40S 177E 48S 173E 55S 166E, moving east 10kt.
Front F1 35S 162E 41S 162E 47S 157E, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
East of R1: Southerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 146, areas of heavy southerly swell.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge near 40S 179W extending southwest, moving east 5kt. West of Ridge: Southwest winds 30kt to gale, easing by 090600UCT, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell, easing by 090000UTC. West of the South Island: Northerly quarter winds 30kt to gale, easing by 070000UTC.
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 051838UTC Valid until 061200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 144 146 147 148
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 051800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 66S 161E 61S 168E 59S 155W 64S 120W 73S 120W 66S 161E, slow moving.
Ridge R1 69S 137W 58S 127W 52S 120W, moving east 20kt.
Low L1 972hPa near 48S 142W, moving south 40kt.
Front F1 55S 164W 59S 163W 65S 165W, moving east 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 147 148.
East of R1: Southwest quarter 25kt, heavy swell.
Within 360 nautical miles northwest of R1: Heavy swell.
Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to southwest: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 144, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in western quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 144, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, easing by 060600UTC.
West of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 146, areas of heavy westerly swell.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 05 Aug 2026 UTC
62.1S,160.0E 63.1S,170.0E 64.3S,180.0
63.1S,170.0W 62.9S,160.0W 60.1S,150.0W
63.2S,140.0W 67.8S,130.0W 69.0S,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 051838UTC Valid until 061200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 144 145 146
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 051800UTC:
Front F1 25S 143W 33S 137W 42S 137W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt.
Low L1 972hPa near 48S 142W, moving south 40kt.
Front F2 38S 170W 41S 161W 48S 154W, moving eastnortheast 15kt.
Front F3 24S 167W 30S 161W 35S 158W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 144, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 660 nautical miles southwest of F1: Heavy southwest swell.
Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to southwest: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 144, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in western quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 144, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Southwest of F2: Southwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 146, areas of poor visibility in rain and snow, heavy southwest swell.
Within 180 nautical miles northeast of F3: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 145.
Within 2040 nautical miles southwest of F3: Southwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 145.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Throughout the area: Westerly quarter winds 30kt to gale at times, heavy westerly quarter swell at times.