MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 112000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 121800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 10S 160E 15S 170E 20S 180 25S 171W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 06S 160E 10S 174E 18S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 04S 169E EQT 171E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 20S 154W 15S 134W 17S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130
NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T4, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH
TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH
SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
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 111903UTC Valid until 121200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 258 259 260 261 262
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 111800UTC:
Front F1 55S 149W 61S 145W 68S 128W, slow moving.
Area A1 bounded by 61S 160E 61S 165E 64S 171E 64S 160W 68S 157W 68S 160E 61S 160E, slow moving.
Low L1 972hPa near 64S 165W, moving southeast 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Northeast of F1: Northwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 258, fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly swell.
West of F1 from 55S 149W to 61S 145W: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warnings 258 260 261, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly swell.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 262.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in northeast semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 259.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 11 May 2026 UTC
62.5S,160.0E 66.1S,170.0E 65.9S,180.0
66.3S,170.0W 66.1S,160.0W 65.6S,150.0W
65.7S,140.0W 66.3S,130.0W 66.2S,120.0W
Ice edge not for navigational purposes.
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 111903UTC Valid until 121200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 111800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 35S 170W 40S 170W 40S 180 35S 180 35S 170W, slow moving.
Low L1 1018hPa near 36S 175E, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy southwest swell, easing by 120600UTC.
Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southwest: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Trough expected near 38S 179E 39S 174W 41S 169W by 131200UTC, then moving eastnortheast. Within 420 nautical miles southwest of Trough: Areas of heavy 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 111903UTC Valid until 121200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 260 261
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 111800UTC:
Nil
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Throughout area: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warnings 260 261, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy southwest swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Trough 40S 165E 46S 165E 55S 166E, moving east. East of Trough: Areas of heavy swell. Within 720 nautical miles west of Trough: Areas of heavy swell. Within 900 nautical miles southwest of Trough from 46S 165E to 55S 166E: Southwest 30kt to gale. East of Trough from 46S 165E to 55S 166E: Southwest 30kt to gale.
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC
Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W.
Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,
Wellington issued at 111903UTC Valid until 121200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 258 260
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 111800UTC:
Front F1 28S 163W 37S 159W 46S 152W 55S 149W, moving southeast 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F1 from 28S 163W to 46S 152W: Westerly 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 540 nautical miles east of F1 from 46S 152W to 55S 149W: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 258, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
West of F1 from 37S 159W to 55S 149W: Heavy southwest swell.
West of F1 from 46S 152W to 55S 149W: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warnings 258 260.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
First Trough 44S 120W 38S 126W 31S 125W, slow moving. Within 420 nautical miles east of First Trough: Southerly quarter 30kt to gale, easing by 150000UTC, areas of heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC. Second Trough 37S 158W 46S 141W 55S 126W, moving east. West of Second Trough: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale developing by 140000UTC, areas of heavy swell.