MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Jan 092000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jan 101800 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1003HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 09.8S 165.1E AT
091800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTRE [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 18.1S 171.0E AT
091800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING
TROUGH T1 06S 160E 07S 165E TO L1 TO 13S 170E TO L2 TO 20S 175E 21S
180 22S 175W 25S 168W. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA WEST OF 180. ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T1.
TROUGH T2 EQT 170E 05S 171E 10S 168E. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY
IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 FM L2 TO 15S 178E 10S 179E 08S 179W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 11S 175W 15S 170W 20S 165W 25S 161W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
TROUGH T5 12S 156W 15S 153W 20S 145W 25S 136W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1, IN THE AREA BETWEEN 04S AND 15S,
EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA NORTH OF 06S AND BETWEEN 170W AND 145W, EXPECT EASTERLY
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND WEST OF 177E, 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 091808UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 091800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 37S 165E 40S 168E 40S 163E 37S 165E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Nil significant wind or swell.
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 091808UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 031
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 091800UTC:
Ridge R1 47S 170E 51S 167E 55S 164E, moving east 40kt.
Low L1 985hPa near 46S 153E, moving east 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 720 nautical miles east of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 480 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 031, areas of fog, with poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low near 50S 160E, moving east. In a very broad area about Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 121200UTC, and areas of heavy westerly 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 091808UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 091800UTC:
Low L1 971hPa near 59S 163W, moving southsoutheast 25kt.
Ridge R1 55S 164E 57S 164E 58S 164E, moving east 40kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 600 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 660 nautical miles east of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 09 Jan 2026 UTC
64.9S,160.0E 67.6S,170.0E 68.5S,180.0
67.8S,170.0W 69.0S,160.0W 69.6S,150.0W
66.4S,140.0W 66.2S,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 091808UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 030
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 091800UTC:
Trough T1 29S 140W 30S 125W 30S 124W, moving northeast 10kt.
Ridge R1 50S 132W 53S 132W 55S 133W, moving east 20kt.
Low L1 983hPa near 47S 149W, moving southeast 25kt.
Trough T2 24S 165W 32S 158W 38S 150W, moving east 10kt.
Ridge R2 43S 172W 50S 171W 55S 171W, moving east 35kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 120 nautical miles of T1: Areas of poor visibility in showers.
East of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers.
Within 600 nautical miles of L1 in northeast semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 030, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in southwest semicircle: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 030, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 120 nautical miles of T2: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 480 nautical miles east of R2: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers.
Within 720 nautical miles west of R2: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low near 53S 141W, moving southeast. In a broad area around Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell developing by 091200UTC. South of 40S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Second Low expected near 55S 167W by 120000UTC, moving east. In a broad area around Second Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale and areas of heavy swell.