Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-09-16 08:01:56 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 160655 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 160655UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC: Front F1 40S 168E 32S 164E 25S 158E, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. West of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain with possible thunderstorms, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell developing by 171200UTC. Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 25S 163E 25S 170E 25S 175E, slow moving. South of Ridge: Heavy southwest quarter swell at times. Low near 34S 172E, moving east. Within 240 nautical miles of Low in sector from south through west to east: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, heavy swell at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 160655 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 160655UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 205 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC: Ridge R1 45S 160E 45S 172E 46S 170W, slow moving. Low L1 999hPa developing near 47S 177E by 161800UTC, then moving southeast 45kt. Low L2 967hPa expected near 55S 167E by 171200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 205, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. North of R1 from 45S 160E to 45S 172E: Southerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. Within 180 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt at times, poor visibility in showers at times. Within 360 nautical miles of L2 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Throughout area: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. First Low near 53S 166E, moving eastsoutheast, weakening by 181200UTC. Within 240 nautical miles of First Low in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Second Low expected near 54S 163E by 190000UTC, then moving eastsoutheast. Within 360 nautical miles of Second Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Within 120 nautical miles of Second Low in northern semicircle: Clockwise 40kt to storm at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 160655 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 160655UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 204 205 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC: Ridge R1 55S 146W 58S 136W 68S 114W, moving east 20kt. Low L1 989hPa expected near 54S 173W by 170600UTC, then moving southeast 25kt. Low L2 973hPa near 62S 176W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt, weakening by 170600UTC. Front F1 66S 160E 59S 155E 55S 152E, moving east 30kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 1140 nautical miles west of R1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 204, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in northeast quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to north: Clockwise 25kt, poor visibility in precipitation. Within 180 nautical miles of L2 in sector from southwest through northwest to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. West of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Within 1020 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 205, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 16 Sept 2026 UTC 61.6S,160.0E 62.5S,170.0E 64.4S,180.0 65.5S,170.0W 66.5S,160.0W 60.0S,150.0W 63.4S,140.0W 67.4S,130.0W 67.4S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 160655 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 160655UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 160600UTC: Front F1 25S 137W 30S 128W 32S 119W, moving east 15kt. Low L1 993hPa near 39S 141W, moving southeast 15kt. Ridge R1 25S 165W 25S 153W 25S 144W, moving east 20kt. Low L2 983hPa near 42S 153W, moving northeast 10kt. Low L3 989hPa expected near 54S 173W by 170600UTC, then moving southeast 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 240 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms. Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to east: Clockwise 25kt, poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms at times. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to northwest: Clockwise 25kt, poor visibility in showers with possible thunderstorms at times. Within 420 nautical miles south of R1: Areas of heavy westerly swell, easing by 170000UTC. Within 600 nautical miles of L2 in sector from southeast through southwest to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of heavy swell. Within 420 nautical miles of L3 in northeast quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 180 nautical miles of L3 in sector from east through south to north: Clockwise 25kt, poor visibility in precipitation. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 30S 169W 39S 162W 55S 145W, moving east. Within 1080 nautical miles west of Ridge: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, heavy northerly swell at times. Low near 37S 148W, moving east. Within 600 nautical miles of Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, heavy swell developing by 200000UTC. Trough expected near 55S 166W 41S 165W 33S 165W by 201200UTC, then moving east. West of Trough: Southwest quarter 30kt to gale, areas of heavy southwest swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 151800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Sep 152000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Sep 161800 UTC. TROUGH T1 06S 160E 08S 170E 10S 175E 12S 180 15S 175W 18S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF 180E OF T1. ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 08S 176E 07S 180 05S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. WEAK TROUGH T3 08S 170W 10S 155W 14S 148W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. WEAK TROUGH T4 15S 165W 18S 160W 21S 154W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1 AND WEST OF 173W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN OF 165W AND 145W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.