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 SEP 230800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL SEP 240600 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1011HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 09.0S 178.0E AT
230600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
TROUGH T1 EQT 178E 05S 179W TO L1 TO 13S 175W 11S 166. T1 SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA WEST OF
163W. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 ELSEWHERE.
IN THE AREA BETWEEN T1S AND 20S AND WEST OF 173W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND BETWEEN 175W AND 155W, EXPECT MODERATE
TO HEAVY SOUTHWESTERLY 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 230736UTC Valid until 241200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 230600UTC:
Front F1 37S 180 39S 175W 42S 168W, moving eastnortheast 10kt.
Ridge R1 44S 153E 47S 165E 46S 172E, moving northnortheast 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, heavy southwest quarter swell developing by 240600UTC.
Within 780 nautical miles north of R1: Southwest 25kt, areas of heavy southerly quarter swell, easing by 231800UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
First front near 39S 178W,moving northeast. Northeast of front: areas of heavy southwest swell,easing by 2518000UTC. Second Front expected near 35S 163E by 270000UTC,then moving northeast. North of second Front: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale. South of second Front: Southerly 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 230736UTC Valid until 241200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 308 312 313
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 230600UTC:
Front F1 55S 168W 61S 160W 70S 153W, moving east 5kt.
Area A1 bounded by 64S 152E 59S 155E 61S 180 66S 179E 64S 152E, moving east 20kt.
Front F2 54S 179E 61S 179E 69S 180, moving east 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 1260 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 308, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.
Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Heavy northeast quarter swell at times.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 313.
Within 480 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 312, heavy northwest quarter swell.
Within 840 nautical miles west of F2: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 312, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, heavy westerly quarter swell.
Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 23 Sept 2026 UTC
61.6S,160.0E 62.5S,170.0E 64.6S,180.0
64.8S,170.0W 66.6S,160.0W 62.4S,150.0W
63.8S,140.0W 67.3S,130.0W 68.3S,120.0W
Ice edge not for navigational purposes.
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 230736UTC Valid until 241200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 311
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 230600UTC:
Front F1 39S 178W 40S 174W 42S 164W, moving east 5kt.
Front F2 55S 159E 55S 172E 55S 176E 55S 180 55S 178W, moving east 10kt.
Ridge R1 44S 153E 47S 165E 46S 172E, moving northnortheast 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Throughout area: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell.
Within 960 nautical miles south of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 311, heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 480 nautical miles north of F2: Clockwise 25kt, heavy westerly quarter swell.
Within 780 nautical miles north of R1: Southwest 25kt, areas of heavy southerly quarter swell, easing by 231800UTC.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
First front about 40S 175W, moving northeast. West of first front: southwest 30kt to gale,areas of heavy southwest swell,easing by 251200UTC. Second Front expected near 41S 168E by 251200UTC, then moving northeast. West of Second Front: southwest quarter 30kt to gale. East of second Front: Northwest 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 230736UTC Valid until 241200UTC.
Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 309 310
Part 2 - Situation analysis at 230600UTC:
Front F1 23S 149W 30S 142W 38S 135W, moving east 10kt.
Front F2 35S 139W 40S 150W 44S 158W, moving eastsoutheast 5kt.
Front F3 47S 165W 52S 164W 55S 162W, moving east 10kt.
Front F4 40S 163W 44S 162W 47S 164W, moving east 10kt.
Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within 180 nautical miles northeast of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers.
Within 420 nautical miles southeast of F2: Easterly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 309, areas of heavy easterly quarter swell.
Within 840 nautical miles northwest of F2: Heavy westerly quarter swell, easing by 231800UTC.
Within 300 nautical miles east of F3: Northeast quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 310, areas of poor visibility in showers, heavy northeast swell.
Within 360 nautical miles west of F3: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 310, areas of poor visibility in showers, heavy southwest quarter swell.
Within 420 nautical miles west of F4: Southwest 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers.
Outlook for the following 72 hours:
Low near 48S 163W, moving northeast. Within 480 nautical miles of Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Trough near 47S 146W, moving southeast. South of Trough: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale, areas of northerly swell easing by 241800UTC. First Front near 32S 165W, moving northeast. West of first Front: southwest quarter 30kt to gale, areas of heavy southwest swell,easing by 261200UTC. Second Front expected about 44S 178W by 270000UTC, moving northeast. East of second Front: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale. West of Second front: southwest 30kt to gale.