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 Jan 160800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jan 170600 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [998HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 17.1S 161.2E AT
160600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTRE [999HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 24.3S 174.5E AT
160600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
TROUGH T1 10S 160E 12S 165E 15S 166E 18S 165E TO L1. T1 SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 08S 160E 09S 170E 10S 175E 15S 180 20S 179W 25S 178W SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 05S 178W 10S 173W 15S 169W 20S 170W 25S 175W SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 13S 158W 20S 150W 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 10S AND WEST OF 165E, EXPECT WEST TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
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 160619UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 25S 170W 28S 170W 28S 178E 25S 178E 25S 170W, slow moving.
Front F1 33S 174E 37S 178W 40S 173W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Poor visibility in rain at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
About Cape Egmont southeast 30kt to gale at times. Low developing near 31S 173E by 190000UTC, slow moving. In a broad sector about low centre from east through south to north: clockwise 30kt to gale. In a moderate area around low centre: areas of heavy swell developing by 191200UTC.
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 160619UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC:
Front F1 47S 168W 48S 175W 46S 179E, moving southeast 25kt.
Low L1 1000hPa near 45S 178E, moving east 10kt.
Area A1 bounded by 42S 164E 45S 168E 48S 165E 44S 161E 42S 164E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
North of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 180 nautical miles north of F1: Areas of fog.
Within 120 nautical miles south of F1: Easterly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 25kt at times.
Within A1: Southeast quarter 30kt at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge about 41S 171W 48S 175E 55S 162E, slow moving. Southeast of ridge: southwest quarter 30kt at times and heavy southwest quarter swell at times.
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 160619UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 079 080
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC:
Low L1 972hPa near 58S 130W, moving east 20kt.
Ridge R1 55S 157W 62S 153W 70S 148W, moving east 25kt.
Low L2 994hPa expected near 55S 157W by 170600UTC, then moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Front F1 56S 175E 61S 180 63S 179W, moving east 40kt, weakening by 170600UTC.
Front F2 expected near 57S 167E 61S 165E 64S 163E by 170000UTC, then moving east 15kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt, with storms and gales as in warning 079, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell.
Northeast of R1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times.
Within 420 nautical miles west of R1 from 55S 157W to 62S 153W: Westerly quarter 25kt at times.
Within 180 nautical miles of L2 in southern semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 300 nautical miles of L2 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt.
Within 420 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 080.
Within 300 nautical miles west of F2: Westerly quarter 25kt developing by 170600UTC.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 16 Jan 2026 UTC
65.9S,160.0E 68.8S,170.0E 70.4S,180.0
68.1S,170.0W 69.5S,160.0W 70.6S,150.0W
72.2S,140.0W 69.2S,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 160619UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 079
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC:
Front F1 45S 143W 50S 131W 56S 127W, moving east 30kt.
Front F2 38S 143W 39S 139W 41S 135W, moving east 20kt.
Front F3 25S 154W 27S 150W 28S 147W, slow moving.
Ridge R1 47S 158W 51S 158W 55S 160W, moving east 30kt.
Front F4 45S 162W 49S 172W 49S 180, moving eastsoutheast 35kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 540 nautical miles east of F1: Westerly 25kt.
Within 840 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with storms and gales as in warning 079.
Within 180 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 300 nautical miles of F3: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 300 nautical miles east of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 120 nautical miles south of F4: Northeast quarter 25kt at times.
Within 840 nautical miles northwest of F4: Northerly quarter 30kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Ridge about 45S 166W 44S 144W 45S 129W, moving east. South of ridge: westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Front expected about 49S 171W 57S 160W 57S 158W by 190000UTC, moving east. In a moderate area east of front: northwest quarter 30kt at times. West of front: westerly quarter 30kt to gale and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.