{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 14","date":"2026-08-21 01:02:50","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC","content":{"1":"FQPS43 NZKL 202014","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 202014UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:","9":"Ridge R1 38S 164E 33S 175E 27S 170W, slow moving.","10":"Part 3 - Forecast:","11":"Refer to latest warnings.","12":"Ridge R1: Dominates the area.","13":"Outlook for the following 72 hours:","14":"South of 37S: Westerly quarter 30kt at times between 220600UTC to 231200UTC. East of 176W: Areas of heavy southerly swell clearing by 221200UTC. West of the North Island, heavy southwest swell developing after 230000UTC."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES","content":{"1":"FQPS44 NZKL 202014","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 202014UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: 425 426","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:","9":"Ridge R1 40S 179W 48S 176E 55S 175E, moving east 15kt.","10":"Front F1 40S 157E 44S 160E 48S 164E, moving east 5kt.","11":"Front F2 48S 164E 51S 164E 55S 163E, moving east 20kt.","12":"Part 3 - Forecast:","13":"Refer to latest warnings.","14":"East of R1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 425, easing by 210000UTC, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell.","15":"Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 426, areas of poor visibility in rain.","16":"Within 540 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest quarter 30kt, areas of poor visibility in showers.","17":"West of F2: Areas of fog.","18":"Outlook for the following 72 hours:","19":"Ridge along 170E, moving east. East of ridge: Southwest 30kt to gale and heavy southwest swell. West of ridge: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale at times. Trough expected along 160E at 220600UTC, moving east. West of trough: Heavy westerly quarter swell and westerly quarter 30kt to gale, with westerly storm at times within 200 nautical miles of the trough."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC","content":{"1":"FQPS45 NZKL 202014","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 202014UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: 423 424 425","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:","9":"Front F1 25S 135W 40S 126W 46S 137W 55S 140W, moving east 10kt.","10":"Trough T1 39S 137W 30S 140W 28S 141W, moving east 40kt.","11":"Low L1 979hPa developing near 50S 152W by 210000UTC, then moving northeast 25kt.","12":"Part 3 - Forecast:","13":"Refer to latest warnings.","14":"East of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 423 424, areas of poor visibility in rain.","15":"Within 300 nautical miles west of F1 from 46S 137W to 55S 140W: Southerly quarter 30kt at times.","16":"Within 900 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.","17":"Within 240 nautical miles east of T1: Northwest 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers.","18":"Within 840 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 425, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell.","19":"Outlook for the following 72 hours:","20":"Trough along 140W, moving east. East of trough: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale and heavy northerly quarter swell. West of trough: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and heavy westerly quarter swell. Low expected near 43S 147W at 211200UTC, moving northeast. Within 250 nautical miles of low, in western semicircle: Clockwise storm, easing to gale by 230000UTC."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN","content":{"1":"FQPS46 NZKL 202014","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 202014UTC Valid until 211200UTC.","6":"Part 1 - WARNINGS","7":"WARNINGS IN FORCE: 424 427","8":"Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:","9":"Front F1 55S 139W 60S 138W 67S 138W, moving east 10kt.","10":"Area A1 bounded by 67S 167E 62S 172E 56S 142W 67S 143W 67S 167E, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.","11":"Front F2 55S 176E 60S 170E 64S 159E, moving east 30kt.","12":"Part 3 - Forecast:","13":"Refer to latest warnings.","14":"Throughout area: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.","15":"West of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.","16":"East of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 424, areas of poor visibility in rain.","17":"Within 60 nautical miles northwest of F1: Areas of fog.","18":"Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 427.","19":"West of F2: Areas of fog.","20":"Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 20 Aug 2026 UTC","21":"62.8S,160.0E 63.1S,170.0E 64.6S,180.0","22":"63.0S,170.0W 63.2S,160.0W 59.9S,150.0W","23":"62.0S,140.0W 65.7S,130.0W 66.6S,120.0W","24":"Ice edge not for navigational purposes."}},{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS","content":{"1":"FQPS01 NFFN 201800","2":"MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA","3":"EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.","4":"ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Aug 202000 UTC.","5":"PART 1 : WARNING NIL.","6":"PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Aug 211800 UTC.","7":" LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 05.0S 163.0E AT","8":"201800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.","9":"TROUGH T1 EQT 160E 03S 166E TO L TO 05S 160E 13S 165E 17S 172E 20S","10":"178W. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT","11":"TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.","12":"TROUGH T2 15S 170E 12S 178E 05S 180 EQT 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR","13":"VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS","14":"WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.","15":"TROUGH T3 07S 169W 15S 158W 20S 147W 25S 135W SLOW MOVING. POOR","16":"VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120","17":"NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.","18":"IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 11S AND WEST OF 170W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP","19":"TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.","20":"IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 05S AND WEST OF 150W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY","21":"SWELLS."}}]}