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 090628UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 090600UTC:
Front F1 44S 177W 49S 170W 55S 171W, slow moving.
Front F2 43S 173E 46S 163E 46S 150E, moving southeast 15kt.
Front F3 47S 167E 53S 171E 57S 167E, moving east 45kt.
Low L1 967hPa expected near 50S 161E by 101200UTC.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 780 nautical miles northwest of F2: Northwest quarter 30kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 480 nautical miles west of F3: Westerly 25kt at times.
Within 420 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt developing by 101200UTC, areas of fog, with poor visibility in 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 gales easing by 121200UTC, and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
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 090628UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 090600UTC:
Front F1 24S 169W 29S 165W 37S 158W, moving east 15kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Nil Significant wind or 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 090628UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 090600UTC:
Ridge R1 55S 131W 59S 133W 66S 137W, moving east 20kt.
Ridge R2 65S 173W 60S 157W 54S 144W, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.
Low L1 977hPa expected near 56S 172W by 090600UTC, then moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Front F1 expected near 55S 167E 56S 167E 57S 165E by 090600UTC, then moving east 15kt.
Low L2 967hPa expected near 50S 161E by 101200UTC.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 420 nautical miles east of R1: Southwest 25kt.
Within 360 nautical miles of R2: Areas of fog.
Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 420 nautical miles of L2: Clockwise 30kt developing by 101200UTC, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell.
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 090628UTC Valid until 101200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 027
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 090600UTC:
Ridge R1 49S 125W 52S 122W 55S 122W, moving east 35kt.
Front F1 24S 139W 29S 134W 34S 123W, moving eastnortheast 5kt.
Area A1 bounded by 55S 156W 53S 153W 54S 144W 55S 142W 55S 156W, slow moving.
Low L1 993hPa near 41S 156W, moving southeast 35kt.
Front F2 24S 169W 29S 165W 37S 158W, moving east 15kt.
Front F3 44S 177W 49S 170W 55S 171W, slow moving.
Front F4 47S 167E 53S 171E 57S 167E, moving east 45kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 540 nautical miles east of R1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 600 nautical miles west of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times.
Within 240 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within A1: Areas of fog.
Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to south: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 027, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northwest: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 180 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F3: Northwest quarter 30kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles west of F3: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 480 nautical miles west of F4: Westerly 25kt at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low near 53S 141W, moving southeast. In a broad area around Low: Clockwise 30kt to gales, areas of heavy swell developing by 091200UTC. South of 40S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gales at times and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Low 2 expected near 55S 167W by 120000UTC, moving east. In a broad area around Low 2: Clockwise 30kt to gales and areas of heavy swell.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Jan 082000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jan 091800 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1003HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 07.0S 172.0E AT
081800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
TROUGH T1 01S 160E EQT 165E TO L1 TO 10S 168E 11S 171E 05S 174E SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 12S 166E 20S 178E 23S 175W 25S 173W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 22S 172W 25S 169W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 17S 152W 22S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T4.
WEAK TROUGH T5 10S 172W 09S 160W 15S 145W 25S 135W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100
NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1, IN THE AREA NORTH OF 11S, EXPECT
NORTH TO NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA NORTH OF 5S AND EAST OF 165W, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO
25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 21S AND WEST OF 179E, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.