MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Mar 162000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 171800 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1011HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 22.0S 176.0W AT
161800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
STATIONARY FRONT SF 20S 166E 22S 173E 25S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF SF.
TROUGH T1 12S 160E 15S 166E 18S 172E 21S 177E 25S 179W SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 02S 167E 08S 174E 11S 177W 12S 167W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 17S 174W TO L TO 24S 175W 25S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 22S 165W 21S 162W 20S 157W 19S 153W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080
NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
TROUGH T5 14S 152W 15S 148W 16S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.
TROUGH T6 19S 146W 21S 139W 25S 130W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND WEST OF T1, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY 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 161758UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC:
Front F1 40S 152E 48S 154E 55S 149E, moving east 25kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 540 nautical miles east of F1 from 48S 154E to 55S 149E: Northerly quarter 25kt at times.
Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt developing by 170600UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 170600UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
First Low near 40S 174W by 200000UTC, moving eastsoutheast. Within 360 nautical miles of Low in sector from northeast through southeast to northwest: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Second Low near 49S 164E, moving southeast. Within 480 nautical miles of Second Low in eastern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt to gale. Within 360 nautical miles of Second Low in western semicircle: Clockwise 30kt to gale developing by 171800UTC. Front expected near 48S 154E 53S 161E 60S 176E by 181800UTC, then moving east. Within 300 nautical miles east of Front: Northwest 30kt to gale. West of Front: westerly 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell.
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 161758UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 25S 173W 32S 173W 30S 175E 25S 173E 25S 173W, slow moving.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low expected near 34S 179W by 181800UTC, then moving southsoutheast. Within 360 nautical miles of Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell.
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 161758UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 191 192
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 77S 149W 78S 165E 71S 169E 68S 166W 77S 149W, slow moving.
Front F1 54S 155W 60S 150W 62S 150W, moving east 30kt.
Ridge R1 63S 180 67S 177W 71S 177W, moving eastnortheast 25kt.
Front F2 51S 168E 58S 159E 62S 149E, moving southeast 30kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 191 192.
Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 30kt at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell, easing by 170600UTC.
Within 600 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 170600UTC, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 540 nautical miles northeast of R1: Southwest 25kt.
Within 420 nautical miles west of R1: Southwest 25kt.
Within 180 nautical miles southeast of F2: Northeast quarter 30kt at times.
Northwest of F2 from 51S 168E to 58S 159E: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 240 nautical miles northwest of F2 from 58S 159E to 62S 149E: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 16 Mar 2026 UTC
68.1S,160.0E 71.4S,170.0E 76.9S,180.0
75.9S,170.0W 72.1S,160.0W 71.9S,150.0W
71.7S,140.0W 69.5S,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 161758UTC Valid until 171200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC:
Front F1 26S 145W 30S 136W 38S 128W, moving eastnortheast 5kt.
Front F2 30S 169W 39S 159W 45S 147W, moving eastsoutheast 35kt.
Front F3 45S 172W 50S 158W 55S 153W, moving east 30kt.
Ridge R1 expected near 47S 170W 51S 168W 57S 166W by 170600UTC, then moving east 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 180 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain.
Within 240 nautical miles east of F3 from 50S 158W to 55S 153W: Northwest quarter 30kt, easing by 170600UTC.
Within 600 nautical miles west of F3: Areas of heavy westerly swell.
Within 300 nautical miles northeast of F3: Heavy westerly quarter swell, easing by 170600UTC.
Within 180 nautical miles east of R1: Southwest quarter 25kt.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
First Low expected near 39S 139W by 190000UTC, then moving eastnortheast. Within 480 nautical miles of First Low in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 30kt to gale, heavy swell at times. Within 480 nautical miles of First Low in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times. Within 840 nautical miles of First Low in sector from southwest through northwest to north: Heavy swell developing by 200600UTC. Within 300 nautical miles of First Low in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise storm developing by 191800UTC. Second Low near 40S 174W, moving eastsoutheast. Within 360 nautical miles of Second Low in sector from northeast through southeast to northwest: Clockwise 30kt, areas of heavy swell. Front 48S 171W 52S 167W 59S 160W, moving east. Within 360 nautical miles east of Front: Northwest 30kt to gale. Within 480 nautical miles west of Front: Northerly 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell.