MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Mar 142000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 151800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 18S 160E 21S 165E 22S 170E 25S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 11S 160E 15S 164E 20S 166E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 05S 165E 05S 175E 06S 180 08S 175W 12S 170W 15S 168W SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 12S AND WEST OF 145W, 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 141853UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Trough T1 25S 180 28S 175W 34S 170W, slow moving.
Front F1 33S 178E 37S 176W 40S 172W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles northeast of T1: Poor visibility in showers and rain at times.
Within 360 nautical miles southwest of F1: Northwest 25kt developing by 150600UTC, poor visibility in showers and rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of New Zealand and south of 35S: Heavy southwest swell easing by 160600UTC. Low expected near 27S 177W at 171200UTC, then moving southeast. In a belt about eastern semicircle of low: Clockwise 30kt to gale developing by 180600UTC.
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 141853UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 176
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Front F1 47S 160E 47S 170E 54S 171W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 420 nautical miles north of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, heavy swell at times.
South of F1: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 176, poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Throughout area: Heavy southwest swell easing west of 180 by 160600UTC and elsewhere by 170600UTC. Ridge extends southwest from 48S 177W at 141200UTC, moving east. East of ridge: westerly quarter 30kt to gale. Low expected near 52S 180 at 151800UTC, then moving east. In northern semicircle of low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 160600UTC. Trough expected along 165E at 171200UTC, moving east. East of trough: Northerly 30kt to gale, heavy swell developing by 180600UTC. West of 170E and south of 50S: Northwest 30kt to gale developing by 180600UTC.
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 141853UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 176 177
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Front F1 55S 159W 63S 154W 71S 144W, moving east 25kt.
Area A1 bounded by 75S 159E 68S 169E 70S 167W 78S 159W 75S 159E, slow moving.
Area A2 bounded by 72S 162W 76S 167W 74S 165E 68S 171E 72S 162W, slow moving.
Low L1 962hPa near 61S 171E, moving eastnortheast 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 720 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Within 420 nautical miles west of F1: Northwest 25kt, fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, heavy swell at times.
Within A1: Southerly 30kt.
Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 177.
Within 720 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to east: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 176, poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell at times.
Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to southwest: Clockwise 25kt, poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 14 Mar 2026 UTC
64.3S,160.0E 71.4S,170.0E 74.1S,180.0
71.3S,170.0W 71.3S,160.0W 71.7S,150.0W
71.0S,140.0W 69.2S,130.0W 70.1S,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 141853UTC Valid until 151200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 141800UTC:
Trough T1 34S 169W 24S 162W 25S 149W 33S 141W 49S 122W, slow moving.
Low L1 1000hPa near 48S 139W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.
Front F1 39S 175W 48S 164W 55S 158W, moving east 20kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 540 nautical miles north of T1: Poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 780 nautical miles of L1 in eastern semicircle: Fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to northeast: Clockwise 25kt at times, poor visibility in showers and rain.
Within 480 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 25kt, fog, with poor visibility in precipitation at times, areas of heavy swell.
Within 600 nautical miles west of F1 from 48S 164W to 55S 158W: Northwest 25kt, fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
West of 160W and south of 50S: Westerly 30kt to gale easing by 160600UTC. West of 135W and south of 40S: Heavy southwest swell developing by 151800UTC, easing by 171800UTC. Trough expected along 165W at 160600UTC, moving southeast. In a band east of trough: Northwest 30kt to gale, easing by 170600UTC.