{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 14","date":"2026-03-20 14:20:45","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS","content":{"1":"FQPS01 NFFN 200600","2":"MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA","3":"EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.","4":"ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND","5":"120W","6":"ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAR 200800 UTC.","7":"PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.","8":"PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL MAR 210600 UTC.","9":" TROUGH T1 10S 160E 15S 166E 20S 170E 25S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR","10":"VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED","11":"THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.","12":"TROUGH T2 18S 171E 15S 172E 10S 174E 05S 180 04S 175W 05S 165W 10S","13":"157W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT","14":"TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.","15":"TROUGH T3 21S 174E 22S 180 24S 174W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN","16":"OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL","17":"MILES OF T3.","18":"TROUGH T4 22S 155W 24S 145W 25S 138W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN","19":"OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL","20":"MILES OF T4.","21":"TROUGH T5 15S 144W 20S 145W 25S 126W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN","22":"OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL","23":"MILES OF T5.","24":"IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S, BETWEEN 165E AND 180, EXPECT MODERATE","25":"SOUTHERLY SWELLS.","26":"IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND EAST OF 170W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY","27":"SWELLS."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC","content":{"1":"FQPS43 NZKL 200629","2":"MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SUBTROPIC","3":"Area from 25S to 40S, western boundary from 40S 163E to 29S 170E then to 25S 170E, eastern boundary 170W.","4":"Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,","5":"Wellington issued at 200629UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 200600UTC:","9":"Area A1 bounded by 35S 180 35S 170W 40S 170W 40S 180 35S 180, slow moving.","10":"Part 3 - Forecast:","11":"Refer to latest warnings.","12":"Within A1: Westerly quarter 25kt, easing by 210600UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, easing by 210000UTC.","13":"Outlook for the following 72 hours:","14":"Front expected near 27S 175E 28S 172E 28S 168E by 240000UTC, moving south. Within 180 nautical miles south of Front: Easterly 30kt to gale at times."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES","content":{"1":"FQPS44 NZKL 200629","2":"MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FORTIES","3":"Area from 40S to 55S, western boundary from 40S 163E to 45S 160E then to 55S 160E, eastern boundary 170W.","4":"Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,","5":"Wellington issued at 200629UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: 258","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 200600UTC:","9":"Low L1 996hPa near 41S 175W, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.","10":"Front F1 expected near 46S 156E 51S 161E 55S 166E by 201800UTC, then moving east 20kt.","11":"Part 3 - Forecast:","12":"Refer to latest warnings.","13":"Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 258, poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.","14":"Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in drizzle and rain.","15":"Within 300 nautical miles west of F1 from 51S 161E to 55S 166E: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers.","16":"Outlook for the following 72 hours:","17":"Ridge 40S 175W 45S 175W 49S 175W, slow moving. Within 420 nautical miles of Ridge: Southerly quarter 30kt to gale, easing by 221200UTC. Front expected near 50S 158E 52S 160E 55S 162E by 230000UTC, moving east. Within 300 nautical miles east of Front: Northwest gale at times. West of Front: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy westerly swell."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN","content":{"1":"FQPS46 NZKL 200629","2":"MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SOUTHERN","3":"Area from 55S to southern ice edge between 160E and 120W.","4":"Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,","5":"Wellington issued at 200629UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: 257 259 260","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 200600UTC:","9":"Front F1 55S 161W 60S 147W 68S 130W, moving east 25kt.","10":"Area A1 bounded by 75S 169E 72S 169E 70S 179W 70S 145W 75S 144W 75S 169E, slow moving.","11":"Front F2 52S 153E 61S 160E 64S 160E, moving eastsoutheast 30kt.","12":"Part 3 - Forecast:","13":"Refer to latest warnings.","14":"Within 480 nautical miles northeast of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.","15":"Within 900 nautical miles southwest of F1 from 60S 147W to 68S 130W: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 257.","16":"Within 1200 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of heavy westerly swell.","17":"Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 259 260.","18":"Within 300 nautical miles east of F2: Northerly quarter 25kt, fog, with poor visibility in drizzle and precipitation.","19":"West of F2 from 52S 153E to 61S 160E: Northwest quarter 25kt, areas of heavy westerly swell.","20":"Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 20 Mar 2026 UTC","21":"68.2S,160.0E 70.9S,170.0E 74.4S,180.0","22":"70.1S,170.0W 72.2S,160.0W 72.2S,150.0W","23":"72.5S,140.0W 69.5S,130.0W 70.5S,120.0W","24":"Ice edge not for navigational purposes."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC","content":{"1":"FQPS45 NZKL 200629","2":"MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC","3":"Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W.","4":"Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand,","5":"Wellington issued at 200629UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: 256","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 200600UTC:","9":"Front F1 30S 142W 32S 137W 35S 133W, moving eastnortheast 25kt.","10":"Low L1 986hPa near 43S 134W, moving southeast 5kt.","11":"Front F2 32S 171W 37S 169W 45S 171W, moving southeast 20kt.","12":"Part 3 - Forecast:","13":"Refer to latest warnings.","14":"Within 540 nautical miles southwest of F1: Heavy southwest swell.","15":"Within 480 nautical miles northeast of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.","16":"Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in sector from west through north to south: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 256, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.","17":"Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in southwest quadrant: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 256, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell.","18":"Within 300 nautical miles east of F2: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain.","19":"West of F2 from 37S 169W to 45S 171W: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers.","20":"Outlook for the following 72 hours:","21":"First Low near 38S 126W, slow moving, deepening by 230000UTC. Within 300 nautical miles of First Low in southern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Second Low near 45S 130W, moving southeast. Within 720 nautical miles of Second Low in northwest quadrant: Heavy southwest quarter swell. Third Low near 45S 167W, eastsoutheast. Within 420 nautical miles of Third Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy swell."}}]}