MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Mar 192000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 201800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 21S 176E 17S 177W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 01S 178W 10S 176E 20S 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 14S 162W 25S 165W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 14S 149W 23S 135W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T4.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S, BETWEEN 170E AND 180, EXPECT 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 191902UTC Valid until 201200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 250
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC:
Trough T1 25S 177W 31S 173W 37S 171W, moving east 5kt.
Low L1 998hPa near 39S 176W, moving southsoutheast 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles east of T1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 250, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Nil Significant.
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 191902UTC Valid until 201200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 250
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC:
Front F1 52S 178E 53S 179W 55S 174W, moving east 40kt.
Low L1 998hPa near 39S 176W, moving southsoutheast 10kt.
Area A1 bounded by 51S 160E 55S 170E 55S 160E 51S 160E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers.
Within 180 nautical miles west of F1 from 53S 179W to 55S 174W: Westerly 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers.
West of F1 from 53S 179W to 55S 174W: Areas of heavy swell.
Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 250, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within A1: Northwest 25kt developing by 201200UTC, areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low near 40S 172W, moving southeast. In a western semicircle about low centre: Clockwise 30kt at times. Front expected along western boundary south of 48S by 230000UTC, moving east. In a moderate area west of front: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale.
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 191902UTC Valid until 201200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 249 251
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC:
Front F1 55S 174W 64S 150W 70S 145W, moving east 30kt.
Area A1 bounded by 76S 161E 72S 167E 67S 174E 69S 159W 77S 157W 76S 161E, moving east 10kt.
Front F2 66S 165W 68S 162W 70S 163W, moving east 20kt.
Trough T1 55S 160E 61S 160E 66S 160E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 900 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle.
West of F1: Westerly 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 251.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 249.
Within 120 nautical miles west of F2: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 249.
Within 180 nautical miles east of T1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle developing by 201200UTC.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 19 Mar 2026 UTC
68.0S,160.0E 71.1S,170.0E 76.5S,180.0
70.8S,170.0W 72.2S,160.0W 72.5S,150.0W
72.5S,140.0W 69.8S,130.0W 70.4S,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 191902UTC Valid until 201200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 248
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC:
Trough T1 41S 135W 46S 130W 50S 120W, slow moving.
Front F1 25S 145W 28S 139W 32S 134W 37S 132W 44S 129W, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.
Low L1 997hPa near 41S 134W, moving south 10kt.
Ridge R1 34S 163W 39S 164W 46S 167W, moving southeast 10kt.
Trough T2 25S 170W 30S 170W 34S 170W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Northeast of T1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle.
Within 300 nautical miles northeast of F1 from 25S 145W to 32S 134W: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 300 nautical miles northeast of F1 from 32S 134W to 44S 129W: Northwest 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 540 nautical miles southwest of F1 from 25S 145W to 37S 132W: Areas of heavy swell.
Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 248, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
West of R1: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle, areas of heavy swell.
Within 120 nautical miles east of T2: Areas of poor visibility in showers.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
First low about 42S 135W, moving southeast. In a large sector from southeast through southwest to northeast about first low centre: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times and areas of heavy swell. Second low about 40S 172W, moving eastsoutheast. In a moderate area about second low centre: areas of heavy swell. In a moderate eastern semicircle about second low centre: clockwise 30kt at times. In a moderate western semicircle about second low centre: 30kt to gale.