Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-13 03:49:02 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 121800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Sep 122000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Sep 131800 UTC. TROUGH T1 09S 160E 09S 180E 03S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 10S 171W 14S 165W 19S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 02S 139W EQ 139W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. STATIONARY FRONT SF1 15S 170E 17S 175W 20S 160W 25S 152W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF SF1. COLD FRONT CF2 17S 130W 20S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CF2. IN THE AREA BETWEEN 08S AND 15S AND WEST OF 180E, EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND WEST OF 167E, EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 12S AND EAST OF 130W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 121901 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 121901UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 121800UTC: Ridge R1 28S 163E 31S 179E 32S 170W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1 from 28S 163E to 31S 179E: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. South of R1 from 31S 179E to 32S 170W: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, poor visibility in showers developing by 131200UTC, heavy southwest quarter swell at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front near 33S 173W , moving northeast. Southwest of Front: southwest 30kt to gale, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell,easing by 141200UTC. Ridge about 25S 162E, slow moving. East of Ridge: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell, easing by 140600UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 121901 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 121901UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 159 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 121800UTC: Low L1 980hPa near 53S 180, moving east 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Throughout area: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, heavy southwest quarter swell at times. Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in sector from west through north to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 159, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Throughout area: Southwest quarter 30kt to gale at times, easing by 140600UTC, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell, easing by 141200UTC. First Front about 55S 168E , moving east. West of first Front: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale developing by 140000UTC. Second Front about 44S 165E expected by 150600UTC ,moving east. East of second front :Northwest 30kt to gale at times. West of second Front: southwest 30kt to gale, areas of heavy southwest swell. Ridge near 42S 150E developing by 160600UTC, moving east. North of ridge:Areas of heavy swell. South of ridge: southwest 30kt to gale, areas of heavy southwest swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 121901 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 121901UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 160 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 121800UTC: Ridge R1 67S 125W 58S 133W 53S 137W, moving east 5kt. Area A1 bounded by 60S 160E 60S 169W 66S 161W 67S 160E 60S 160E, moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Low L1 973hPa near 61S 167W, moving southsoutheast 20kt. Ridge R2 55S 156E 59S 155E 63S 152E, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 600 nautical miles west of R1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 160. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of heavy swell. West of R2: Northwest quarter 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 840 nautical miles east of R2: Southwest quarter 25kt, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 12 Sept 2026 UTC 62.3S,160.0E 62.6S,170.0E 64.6S,180.0 64.6S,170.0W 64.9S,160.0W 58.8S,150.0W 62.3S,140.0W 65.7S,130.0W 66.8S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 121901 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 121901UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 121800UTC: Low L1 998hPa near 42S 113W, slow moving. Ridge R1 67S 125W 58S 133W 53S 137W, moving east 5kt. Trough T1 25S 156W 39S 154W 55S 152W, moving east 10kt. Low L2 983hPa expected near 52S 171W by 130600UTC, then moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 780 nautical miles of L1 in western semicircle: Clockwise 25kt. Within 600 nautical miles west of R1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. West of T1: Southwest quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 720 nautical miles east of T1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 300 nautical miles of L2: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First Low near 42S 154W, moving southeast. Within 660 nautical miles of first Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale,areas of heavy swell. Second Low expected near 39S 170W by 131800UTC, moving northeast. Within 420 nautical miles of second Low in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Trough 34S 148W, moving southeast. East of Trough: Northeast 30kt to gale.