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 Apr 150800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 160600 UTC.
TROUGH T1 19S 160E 21S 175E 25S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 15S 160W 20S 165W 25S 167W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 17S 152W 22S 145W 25S 135W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
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 150728UTC Valid until 161200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 328
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 150600UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 40S 179E 40S 170W 53S 170W 40S 179E, slow moving.
Area A2 bounded by 40S 173E 51S 170E 53S 160E 45S 160E 40S 163E 40S 173E, slow moving.
Front F1 expected near 37S 163E 44S 169E 50S 169E by 141800UTC, then moving eastnortheast 35kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Westerly 25kt, easing by 160000UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 160000UTC.
Within A2: Areas of heavy southwest swell developing by 160000UTC.
Within 960 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 328, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 30kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of 173E: Heavy southwest quarter swell. First low near 50S 174W, moving east. In northern semicircle around first low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 170600UTC and heavy swell easing by 180000UTC. Front near 44S 161E to 47S 160E expected by 161800UTC, moving southeast. East of front: northerly quarter 30kt to gale. Second low near 50S 160E expected by 170600UTC, moving north. Clockwise 30kt to gale in a broad area around second low.
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 150728UTC Valid until 161200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 150600UTC:
Front F1 24S 178W 29S 173W 33S 168W, moving eastnortheast 10kt.
Trough T1 33S 174W 36S 172W 40S 171W, moving east 25kt.
Area A1 bounded by 33S 170E 35S 174E 40S 175E 40S 163E 33S 170E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain with possible thunderstorms.
Within 660 nautical miles west of T1: Westerly 25kt, easing by 151800UTC, poor visibility in showers, easing by 151800UTC.
Within A1: Heavy southwest swell at times.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of New Zealand but south of 30S: Heavy southwest swell at times. Front near 34S 165E to 40S 173E expected by 172100UTC, moving east. East of front: Northwest 30kt to gale at times.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC
Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 150728UTC Valid until 161200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 150600UTC:
Front F1 24S 137W 29S 129W 37S 117W, slow moving.
Ridge R1 38S 137W 47S 132W 55S 136W, moving east 20kt.
Front F2 53S 134W 61S 162W 62S 179W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Low L1 1009hPa near 38S 135W, moving eastnortheast 10kt.
Front F3 32S 163W 40S 167W 50S 172W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt.
Ridge R2 expected near 41S 164W 46S 166W 51S 169W by 160600UTC, then moving southeast 15kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
East of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 300 nautical miles west of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell, easing by 161200UTC.
East of R1 from 47S 132W to 55S 136W: Southwest 30kt, easing by 151800UTC.
Within 900 nautical miles northwest of F2: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 180 nautical miles south of F2: Northeast 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to northwest: Clockwise 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times.
Within 660 nautical miles southeast of F3: Northwest 30kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 720 nautical miles northwest of F3: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Northwest of R2: Northwest 25kt developing by 160600UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 161200UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
South of 40S and east of 135W: Heavy southwest swell, easing by 170000UTC. First front near 45S 152W to 55S 157W, moving southeast. East of first front: Northwest 30kt. West of first front: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale, then easing by 180000UTC, and heavy southwest swell easing by 181200UTC. Second front near 50S 140W to 55S 126W, moving northeast. Southwest of second front: southwest 30kt to gale. First low near 50S 170W expected by 170000UTC, moving east. Clockwise 30kt to gale around first low easing by 180600UTC, and heavy swell. Second low near 33S 160W deepening by 181200UTC, slow-moving. Around second low: Clockwise 30kt to gale. Ridge near 45S 160W to 55S 160W expected by 181200UTC, moving east. West of ridge: 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 150728UTC Valid until 161200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 329
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 150600UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 71S 161E 65S 159E 64S 120W 71S 120W 71S 161E, slow moving.
Front F1 53S 134W 61S 162W 62S 179W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Ridge R1 55S 137W 61S 148W 67S 165W, moving east 20kt.
Area A2 bounded by 70S 169E 67S 170E 66S 173W 71S 164W 70S 173E 70S 169E, slow moving.
Low L1 971hPa near 58S 176E, moving east 5kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 329.
Within 900 nautical miles northwest of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 180 nautical miles south of F1: Northeast 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times.
Within 1440 nautical miles east of R1: Southwest quarter 30kt, easing by 161200UTC, areas of heavy southwest swell, easing by 161200UTC.
Within A2: Southeast 25kt developing by 160000UTC.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt, easing by 161200UTC, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 151200UTC.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 15 Apr 2026 UTC
65.0S,160.0E 68.9S,170.0E 68.6S,180.0
67.9S,170.0W 69.9S,160.0W 69.5S,150.0W
69.1S,140.0W 68.3S,130.0W 68.1S,120.0W
Ice edge not for navigational purposes.