Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-16 19:29:51 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 161824 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 161824UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 345 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Front F1 28S 170E 34S 179E 40S 172W, moving northeast 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 600 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southerly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 345, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy southerly swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: East of 179E and south of 27S: Southwest winds 30kt to gale, easing by 191200UTC, heavy southwest swell at times. West of 177E and north of 33S: Heavy southerly swell, easing by 180600UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 161824 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 161824UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 345 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Ridge R1 44S 169E 49S 180 55S 166W, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Northeast of R1: Southerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 345, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy southerly swell. West of R1 from 49S 180 to 55S 166W: Westerly quarter 25kt, areas of heavy westerly swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South and east of the South Island: Southwest quarter winds 30kt to gale at times, heavy southwest quarter swell at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 161824 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 161824UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 344 346 347 348 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Front F1 55S 153W 60S 149W 65S 146W, moving east 40kt. Area A1 bounded by 60S 160E 63S 179E 66S 177W 66S 160E 60S 160E, slow moving. Front F2 55S 178E 61S 178W 67S 179W, moving east 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 540 nautical miles east of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 360 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt developing by 170600UTC. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 348. Within 720 nautical miles east of F2: Heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 300 nautical miles east of F2: Northerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 344. West of F2: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warnings 346 347, heavy westerly swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 16 Aug 2026 UTC 62.7S,160.0E 63.3S,170.0E 64.9S,180.0 63.7S,170.0W 62.9S,160.0W 58.5S,150.0W 61.5S,140.0W 65.5S,130.0W 68.4S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 161824 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 161824UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 30S 120W 55S 120W 55S 129W 30S 130W 30S 120W, moving east 30kt. Front F1 32S 156W 39S 161W 45S 171W, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. Within 360 nautical miles southeast of F1: Northeast quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Northwest of F1 from 32S 156W to 39S 161W: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge near 25S 142W, extending south, moving east. West of Ridge: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Low deepening near 44S 162W, by 180000UTC, then moving east. Within 1100 nautical miles of Low: Clockwise winds 30kt to gale at times. Front near 45S 170W, extending southeast, moving east. West of Front: Westerly quarter winds 30kt to gale at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 160600 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 AUG 160800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGNIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL AUG 170600 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 06.0S 169.0E AT 160600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 09S 163E TO L TO 16S 175E 22S 170W 25S 164W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA WEST OF 169E. ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 12S 178E 13S 177W 10S 170W 05S 163W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND WEST OF 173E, EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS UPTO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA NORTH OF 08S AND SOUTH OF 04S, BETWEEN 178E AND 169W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHEAST SWELLS.