Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-16 23:33:57 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 161800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Apr 162000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 171800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L [1012HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.2S 163.8W. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 18S 167E 15S 180 17S 176W 24S 172W. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 11S 178W 16S 172W 20S 169W 25S 168W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 06S 174E 08S 175W 10S 165W 16S 161W 21S 161W TO L TO 25S 167W. T3 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 20S 137W 25S 131W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND WEST OF 170W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 161929 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 161929UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 348 349 350 353 354 355 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 64S 160E 65S 154W 65S 120W 71S 119W 71S 164E 64S 160E, slow moving. Front F1 55S 124W 59S 130W 66S 150W, moving east 15kt. Low L1 973hPa near 65S 167W, moving northeast 10kt. Area A2 bounded by 55S 171E 58S 160E 55S 160E 55S 171E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 353 354 355. Northwest of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 348 349, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 180 nautical miles southeast of F1: Northeast quarter 30kt at times. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in southwest semicircle: Clockwise 30kt developing by 170000UTC, with gales as in warning 350. Within A2: Easterly quarter 25kt developing by 170600UTC. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 16 Apr 2026 UTC 64.4S,160.0E 68.8S,170.0E 68.9S,180.0 68.0S,170.0W 68.8S,160.0W 69.5S,150.0W 70.0S,140.0W 68.3S,130.0W 68.1S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 161929 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 161929UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 349 351 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Ridge R1 51S 115W 44S 153W 37S 161W, moving eastnortheast 10kt. Front F1 24S 138W 26S 132W 29S 127W, slow moving. Front F2 24S 166W 31S 164W 36S 162W, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Southwest of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 349 351, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge expected along 40S by 171200UTC. South of ridge: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Low expected near 32S 159W by 180000UTC, moving south. About low: Clockwise 30kt. Second low expected near 36S 121W by 200000UTC, slow moving. In southwest quadrant of second low: Clockwise 30kt. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 161929 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 161929UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 351 352 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Front F1 41S 177W 46S 174W 52S 171W, moving east 25kt. Low L1 975hPa near 51S 160E, moving eastnortheast 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 300 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 351. Within 300 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 351. Within 540 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 352, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge expected along 175E by 171200UTC, moving east. East of ridge: Westerly 30kt, areas of heavy southwest swell. Broad low expected near 51S 159E by 171200UTC, moving northeast. In broad area about low: Clockwise 30kt, areas of heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 161929 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 161929UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 34S 167E 40S 174E 40S 163E 34S 167E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front near 34S 165E to 40S 173E expected by 171200UTC, moving east. East of front: Northerly 30kt to gale at times. Broad low expected near 40S 164E by 190000UTC, moving northeast. In broad area about low: Clockwise 30kt, areas of heavy swell.