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 May 100800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 110600 UTC.
TROUGH T1 03S 170E 09S 179E 14S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 EQT 179E 06S 178W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 15S 163W 20S 159W 25S 157W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 19S 155W 17S 145W 18S 135W 23S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
STATIONARY FRONT SF 17S 160E 19S 170E 21S 175E 25S 176W. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF SF.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF SF AND WEST OF 175E, EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T4, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
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 100722UTC Valid until 111200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 100600UTC:
Front F1 27S 176W 32S 175W 38S 176W, moving east 25kt.
Front F2 expected near 35S 161E 38S 169E 40S 175E by 100000UTC, then moving northeast 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 720 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles southeast of F1: Northwest 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Southwest of F2: Areas of heavy southwest swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
South of 33S: 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 100722UTC Valid until 111200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 232 233
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 100600UTC:
Front F1 40S 177E 47S 174W 55S 170W, moving east 30kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt at times, areas of fog.
West of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 232 233, areas of heavy westerly swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Throughout the area: Southwest quarter winds 30kt to gale at times and areas of heavy southwest quarter swell.
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 100722UTC Valid until 111200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 232 233 234
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 100600UTC:
Front F1 55S 126W 70S 131W 73S 143W, moving southeast 30kt.
Area A1 bounded by 59S 160E 64S 161W 68S 151W 67S 160E 59S 160E, slow moving.
Front F2 55S 168W 61S 161W 68S 156W, moving east 30kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles southeast of F1: Northeast 25kt.
Northwest of F1: Northwest 30kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 234.
West of F2: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 232 233, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell developing by 091200UTC.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 10 May 2026 UTC
62.9S,160.0E 66.4S,170.0E 66.3S,180.0
65.8S,170.0W 65.7S,160.0W 65.8S,150.0W
65.7S,140.0W 65.3S,130.0W 65.9S,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 100722UTC Valid until 111200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 230 231
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 100600UTC:
Ridge R1 49S 135W 53S 130W 55S 126W, moving northeast 30kt.
Area A1 bounded by 25S 137W 29S 141W 29S 148W 25S 151W 25S 137W, moving west 15kt.
Ridge R2 32S 157W 43S 146W 55S 141W, moving east 15kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 1020 nautical miles northeast of R1: Southwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 230, easing by 101800UTC, areas of heavy swell, easing by 101800UTC.
Within A1: Easterly 25kt at times.
West of R2: Southerly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 231, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, heavy westerly quarter swell at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge near 33S 156W to 55S 126W, slow-moving. West of ridge: westerly quarter winds 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.