Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-09 02:48:46 ============================ TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SOUTH 25S ============================ WTNZ41 NZKL 090108 STORM WARNING 165 THIS AFFECTS OCEAN AREA: SUBTROPIC TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU 985HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.2 SOUTH 178.8 EAST AT 090000 UTC. POSITION GOOD. REPEAT POSITION 26.2S 178.8E AT 090000 UTC. CYCLONE IS MOVING SOUTH 8 KNOTS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE WITH HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL. EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM EAST THROUGH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST TO EAST. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT AND WITHIN 250 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM EAST THROUGH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST TO NORTH WITH VERY ROUGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL. FORECAST POSITION NEAR 27.2S 178.8E AT 091200 UTC AND NEAR 28.4S 178.8E AT 100000 UTC. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 160. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 081800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Apr 082000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING STORM WARNING 030 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Apr 081938 UTC. PLEASE REFER TO STORM WARNING 160 ISSUED BY TCWC WELLINGTON. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 029. ********************************************************************* ********** PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 091800 UTC. CONVERGENCE ZONE 15S 172W 25S 172W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ. TROUGH T1 EQ 160E 05S 164E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 10S 172E 16S 179W 21S 176W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 19S 151W 25S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 02S 161W 08S 156W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. OUTSIDE STORM WARNING 030 WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES, EXPECT CLOCKWISE WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS, GUSTING UP TO 45 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 23S AND BETWEEN 170W AND 155W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 081937 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 081937UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 160 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Tropical Cyclone VAIANU 985hPa near 25.6S 178.8E, moving southsoutheast 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 360 nautical miles of TC VAIANU: Clockwise 30kt, with storms and gales as in warning 160, areas of poor visibility in rain with possible thunderstorms, areas of heavy swell. Within 660 nautical miles of TC VAIANU in sector from northeast through southeast to south: Clockwise 25kt at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: TC Vaianu expected near 27S 179E, moving southwest. In a broad area around TC Vaianu: Clockwise 40kt to storm and heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 081937 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 081937UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Front F1 40S 179E 47S 178W 55S 178E, moving east 10kt. Area A1 bounded by 52S 160E 53S 169E 55S 170E 55S 160E 52S 160E, slow moving. Low L1 1003hPa near 48S 163E, moving southsoutheast 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 240 nautical miles west of F1 from 47S 178W to 55S 178E: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle. East of F1 from 47S 178W to 55S 178E: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle developing by 090000UTC. Within A1: Poor visibility in showers, easing by 090000UTC. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to east: Clockwise 25kt, easing by 090600UTC, poor visibility in showers, easing by 090600UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge along 160E, moving east. West of ridge: Northwest 30kt to gale developing by 100000UTC, easing by 102100UTC and heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 101200UTC. Low (former Cyclone Vaianu) expected near 40S 177E by 120900UTC, moving southeast. Clockwise gale to storm in a broad area around low (former Cyclone Vaianu). ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 081937 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 081937UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 161 162 163 164 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 67S 161E 65S 163W 63S 139W 72S 115W 72S 163E 67S 161E, moving eastsoutheast 5kt. Low L1 964hPa near 61S 127W, slow moving. Front F1 56S 163W 62S 178W 64S 170E, moving southeast 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 164. Within 1080 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to east: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warnings 161 162 163, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to southwest: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 162, areas of poor visibility in precipitation. Northwest of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 08 Apr 2026 UTC 65.8S,160.0E 69.6S,170.0E 69.8S,180.0 69.0S,170.0W 70.9S,160.0W 71.4S,150.0W 71.6S,140.0W 69.7S,130.0W 68.9S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 081937 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 081937UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 161 163 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Front F1 25S 155W 31S 142W 38S 125W, slow moving. Ridge R1 41S 157W 47S 162W 55S 162W, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Northwest of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. West of F1: Southeast quarter 30kt at times, areas of heavy southeast quarter swell. Within 1740 nautical miles east of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 161 163, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. West of R1 from 47S 162W to 55S 162W: Northwest 25kt developing by 090000UTC, areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle and showers developing by 090000UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First ridge along 45S. North of first ridge: Heavy swell at times. Second Ridge near 40S 155W to 55S 155W, moving east. East of second ridge: Heavy southwest quarter swell. Low near 28S 145W, slow moving. In southern semicircle around low: Clockwise 30kt to gale. South of 45S and east of 135: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times.