Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2025-05-11 05:54:23 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 101800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 102000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 111800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1002HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 16.0S 174.0E AT 101800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 12S 160E TO L TO 17S 180 15S 170W 12S 160W 15S 152W 25S 148W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 FM L TO 10S 172E 05S 164E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 FM L TO 25S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 05S 155W 19S 142W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. STATIONARY FRONT SF 22S 156W 25S 152W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF SF. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND WEST OF 165W , EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO DAMAGING HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND EAST OF 150W , EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 101857 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 101857UTC Valid until 111200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 101800UTC: Front F1 33S 177E 37S 178W 41S 174W, moving eastnortheast 10kt. Area A1 bounded by 30S 169E 25S 170E 25S 177E 29S 174E 30S 169E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 120 nautical miles of F1: Southeast 25kt developing by 110600UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 111200UTC. Within A1: Easterly quarter 25kt, easing by 111200UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 110600UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Nil significant winds or swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 101857 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 101857UTC Valid until 111200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 194 195 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 101800UTC: Ridge R1 43S 160E 44S 178W 45S 170W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 194 195, heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 300 nautical miles north of R1 from 44S 178W to 45S 170W: Areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 111200UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. South of 45S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 101857 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 101857UTC Valid until 111200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 193 194 195 196 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 101800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 67S 159W 65S 151W 59S 120W 69S 120W 68S 135W 67S 159W, slow moving. Area A2 bounded by 69S 180 65S 172W 63S 149W 68S 152W 69S 180, moving southsouthwest 10kt. Trough T1 55S 169W 61S 170W 65S 173W, moving east 30kt. Area A3 bounded by 65S 164E 65S 172W 68S 178W 68S 168E 65S 164E, slow moving. Area A4 bounded by 62S 158E 62S 167E 68S 175E 68S 165E 62S 158E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 196. Within A2: Easterly 30kt, easing by 111200UTC. East of T1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 193, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. West of T1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 194 195, heavy westerly quarter swell. Within A3: Westerly quarter 25kt developing by 111200UTC, heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 110000UTC. Within A4: Moderate ice accretion developing by 110600UTC. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 10 May 2025 UTC 62.7S,160.0E 67.6S,170.0E 66.7S,180.0 66.9S,170.0W 66.8S,160.0W 66.3S,150.0W 66.5S,140.0W 67.0S,130.0W 67.1S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 101857 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 101857UTC Valid until 111200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 193 194 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 101800UTC: Ridge R1 55S 128W 43S 134W 32S 138W, moving east 45kt. Low L1 1004hPa near 29S 156W, moving southeast 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. East of R1: Southwest quarter 30kt, heavy westerly quarter swell. West of R1 from 55S 128W to 43S 134W: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 193 194, areas of fog, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 540 nautical miles west of R1: Heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 780 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to south: Clockwise 25kt at times, poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms. Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to northwest: Clockwise 25kt at times, poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms, areas of heavy swell, easing by 111200UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low developing near 44S 150W at 120600UTC, moving southeast. Within 600 nautical miles of low, northeast quarter: Clockwise 30 kt to gale. Within 300 nautical miles of low, from east through south to north: Clockwise 30 kt to gale developing from 131200UTC. Trough expected along western boundary, south of 48S, at 120300UTC, moving east. East of trough: Northwest quarter 30 kt to gale. West of trough: Southwest quarter 30 kt to gale. South of 34S: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Front expected at western boundary, 45S, extends southeast, at 131800UTC, moving east. Within 200 nautical miles east of front: Northwest quarter winds 30 kt to gale. West of front: Southwest 30 kt to gale.