Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-25 22:49:52 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 252042 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 252042UTC Valid until 261200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 251800UTC: Front F1 expected near 31S 161E 37S 162E 40S 164E by 261200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 25kt. West of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers. Outlook for the following 72 hours: East of New Zealand: Heavy southwest swell developing by 281200UTC, easing by 291200UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 252042 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 252042UTC Valid until 261200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 497 498 499 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 251800UTC: Front F1 55S 154W 58S 155W 64S 159W, moving east 10kt. Area A1 bounded by 64S 145E 59S 150E 60S 164E 61S 177W 67S 174W 64S 145E, moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Front F2 55S 179W 60S 175W 66S 177W, moving east 25kt. Low L1 948hPa near 64S 179W, moving eastnortheast 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle. Within 180 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy westerly swell. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 499. Within 420 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest quarter 25kt, easing by 261200UTC, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 261200UTC, areas of heavy westerly swell. West of F2: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 497, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly swell. Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 498, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 25 Aug 2026 UTC 63.6S,160.0E 62.5S,170.0E 64.3S,180.0 61.9S,170.0W 62.7S,160.0W 58.5S,150.0W 61.4S,140.0W 65.6S,130.0W 66.6S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 252042 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 252042UTC Valid until 261200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 497 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 251800UTC: Trough T1 46S 143E 45S 155E 42S 170W, moving east 35kt. Front F1 36S 152E 40S 157E 44S 158E, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of T1: Areas of heavy westerly swell. South of T1 from 45S 155E to 42S 170W: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 497, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 240 nautical miles east of F1 from 36S 152E to 40S 157E: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 360 nautical miles east of F1 from 40S 157E to 44S 158E: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in drizzle. Within 120 nautical miles west of F1: Poor visibility in showers at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: East of 180: Southwest gale, easing by 271200UTC. East and south of New Zealand: Heavy southwest swell. Low near 42S 162E, moving eastsoutheast. Within 360 nautical miles of Low in sector from north through east to west: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, easing by 290000UTC. Front expected near 45S 159E 50S 165E 55S 169E by 290000UTC, moving east. Within 660 nautical miles west of Front: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale, heavy westerly swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 252042 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 252042UTC Valid until 261200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 497 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 251800UTC: Low L1 989hPa near 47S 125W, moving east 10kt. Front F1 27S 156W 30S 149W 36S 144W 43S 146W, moving east 20kt. Front F2 40S 162W 48S 155W 55S 154W, moving east 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 600 nautical miles of L1 in sector from west through north to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 360 nautical miles west of F1 from 36S 144W to 43S 146W: Westerly 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt developing by 260000UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers developing by 260000UTC. Within 240 nautical miles west of F1 from 27S 156W to 36S 144W: Areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 360 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest quarter 25kt, easing by 261200UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers. West of F2: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 497, areas of poor visibility in showers, areas of heavy westerly swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 55S 160W, moving northeast. Within 660 nautical miles of Low in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 30kt to gale, heavy swell. Within 960 nautical miles of Low in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 30kt to gale, heavy southwest swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 251800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Aug 252000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Aug 261800 UTC. TROUGH T1 07S 160E 08S 175E 07S 170W 06S 164W 14S 150W 14S 144W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 06S 165E 02S 171W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. STATIONARY FRONT SF 14S 138W 21S 120W. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF SF. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND WEST OF 150W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 08S AND EAST OF 160W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 180, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY SWELLS.