Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-28 07:17:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 271800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE APR 272000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL APR 281800 UTC. TROUGH T1 11S 160E 18S 175E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 06S 160E 04S 165E EQT 171E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 07S 174E EQT 177W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 12S 177E 08S 179W 06S 170W 10S 157W 20S 148W 25S 142W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 09S 133W 05S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 175E, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND EAST OF 175W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 271904 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 271904UTC Valid until 281200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 610 611 612 613 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 271800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 55S 130W 55S 120W 65S 120W 63S 130W 55S 130W, slow moving. Area A2 bounded by 62S 160E 61S 151W 70S 145W 70S 160E 62S 160E, slow moving. Front F1 55S 172W 62S 171W 69S 174W, moving east 30kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Southwest quarter 25kt, easing by 281200UTC, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 613. Within 600 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warnings 610 612, areas of heavy westerly swell. West of F1 from 55S 172W to 62S 171W: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 611, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, heavy westerly swell. Within 480 nautical miles west of F1 from 62S 171W to 69S 174W: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 612, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 27 Apr 2026 UTC 63.7S,160.0E 67.2S,170.0E 67.4S,180.0 67.5S,170.0W 68.2S,160.0W 67.8S,150.0W 67.2S,140.0W 67.1S,130.0W 66.7S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 271904 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 271904UTC Valid until 281200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 271800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 25S 176W 25S 170W 30S 170W 29S 176W 25S 176W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Easterly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: West of New Zealand: Heavy swell developing by 010000UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 271904 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 271904UTC Valid until 281200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 271800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 50S 160E 50S 170W 55S 170W 55S 160E 50S 160E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of heavy westerly swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge near 44S 160E to 40S 177W, slow moving. South of Ridge: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 271904 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 271904UTC Valid until 281200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 271800UTC: Trough T1 23S 147W 31S 131W 38S 119W, slow moving. Front F1 39S 156W 50S 131W 57S 120W, moving east 15kt. Trough T2 35S 170W 40S 161W 46S 154W, moving eastnortheast 20kt. Area A1 bounded by 25S 163W 29S 163W 30S 170W 25S 170W 25S 163W, slow moving. Front F2 expected near 49S 171W 53S 168W 55S 167W by 280000UTC, then moving east 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles northeast of T1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 240 nautical miles southwest of T1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 300 nautical miles northeast of F1 from 50S 131W to 57S 120W: Northwest quarter 25kt at times. Within 240 nautical miles southwest of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers, heavy southwest quarter swell. Within 180 nautical miles north of F1 from 39S 156W to 50S 131W: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 480 nautical miles southwest of T2: Westerly 25kt, heavy southwest quarter swell. Within A1: Easterly 25kt developing by 280600UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain developing by 280600UTC. Within 300 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest quarter 25kt. West of F2: Westerly quarter 25kt. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 40S: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 290000UTC. South of 50S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times.