MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE APR 142000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL APR 151800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 16S 160E 21S 170E 25S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 12S 160E 10S 170E 15S 179W 22S 177W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
WEAK TROUGH T3 13S 179W 14S 168W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 03S 178W 10S 159W 14S 151W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
TROUGH T5 16S 160W 20S 141W 25S 132W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.
TROUGH T6 04S 158W 11S 148W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.
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 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 141914UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 323
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Trough T1 23S 178E 32S 173W 42S 170W, moving east 20kt.
Front F1 28S 165E 34S 178W 41S 177W, moving east 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 240 nautical miles of T1: Northwest 25kt, easing by 150000UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms.
Southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 323, areas of poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms, heavy southwest swell developing by 150000UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of New Zealand: Heavy southwest swell at times.
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 141914UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 323
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 47S 170W 55S 170W 55S 176E 47S 170W, slow moving.
Trough T1 39S 176W 45S 175W 50S 175W, moving east 10kt.
Area A2 bounded by 53S 169E 53S 177E 55S 177E 55S 168E 53S 169E, slow moving.
Ridge R1 39S 162E 43S 165E 45S 169E, moving eastnortheast 20kt, weakening by 150600UTC.
Front F1 35S 156E 47S 162E 54S 157E, moving eastnortheast 40kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Northwest 25kt, easing by 150000UTC, areas of fog, easing by 150000UTC.
Within 300 nautical miles east of T1: Westerly 25kt developing by 151200UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms.
Within 300 nautical miles west of T1 from 39S 176W to 45S 175W: Areas of poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms, easing by 151200UTC.
Within A2: Heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC.
Northeast of R1: Southwest 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 323, areas of heavy southwest swell.
Southwest of F1: Southwest 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms, areas of heavy southwest swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of 173E: Heavy southwest quarter swell. First low near 50S 167E, moving east. In northern semicircle around first low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 170600UTC and heavy swell easing by 180000UTC. Second low near 52S 160E expected by 171200UTC, moving north. Clockwise 30kt to gale around second low.
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 141914UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 322 324
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 68S 170W 63S 142W 65S 120W 71S 120W 72S 170W 68S 170W, slow moving.
Front F1 53S 146W 59S 164W 58S 175E, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.
Ridge R1 55S 148W 63S 159W 73S 172E, moving east 20kt.
Area A2 bounded by 67S 179E 67S 170W 70S 170W 69S 160E 64S 160E 67S 179E, slow moving.
Low L1 978hPa near 57S 176E, moving southsoutheast 5kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 324.
Within 240 nautical miles south of F1: Easterly 25kt, easing by 150000UTC, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 150000UTC, areas of heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC.
Northwest of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, heavy swell, easing by 150000UTC.
East of R1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 322, heavy southwest quarter swell at times.
Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 324.
Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt at times, heavy swell.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 14 Apr 2026 UTC
64.9S,160.0E 69.0S,170.0E 69.1S,180.0
68.0S,170.0W 70.4S,160.0W 69.4S,150.0W
70.1S,140.0W 68.3S,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 141914UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 322
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Front F1 47S 139W 45S 121W 48S 107W, moving northeast 20kt.
Trough T1 23S 140W 29S 129W 34S 118W, slow moving.
Area A1 bounded by 55S 120W 55S 136W 42S 120W 55S 120W, moving east 10kt.
Low L1 1005hPa near 39S 137W, moving northeast 10kt.
Ridge R1 22S 172W 36S 153W 57S 147W, moving east 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Southwest of F1: Heavy southwest quarter swell.
Within 180 nautical miles of T1: Areas of poor visibility in showers.
Within A1: Southwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 322.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in southwest semicircle: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Southwest of R1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
East of 135W: Heavy southwest swell, easing by 170000UTC. Front near 40S 160W to 50S 160W expected by 152100UTC, moving southeast. East of front: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. West of front: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale developing by 161200UTC, then easing by 171200UTC, and heavy southwest swell easing by 181200UTC. Low near 51S 170W expected by 170000UTC, moving east. Clockwise 30kt to gale around low, and heavy swell developing by 171200UTC.