Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-30 01:21:43 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 291800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Dec 292000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Dec 301800 UTC. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TD04F CENTER [1002HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 11.9S 168.0W AT 291800UTC. POSITION POOR. TD04F SLOW MOVING. LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1005HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 17.3S 161.0W AT 291800UTC. POSITION POOR. L SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 08S 160E 10S 166E 15S 171E 20S 175E 25S 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 05S 172E 10S 174E 15S 175E 20S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 070 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 08S 179W 11S 177W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 090 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 13S 178W 09S 172W 08S 170W 09S 166W 11S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 13S 172W 11S 170W 11S 167W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 090 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. TROUGH T6 FM TD04F TO 13S 160W 15S 156W 20S 152W 25S 145W. T6 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6. TROUGH T7 14S 161W 18S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 090 NAUTICAL MILES OF T7. TROUGH T8 FM L2 TO 18S 162W 20S 161W 23S 157W. T8 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES OF T8. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 23S AND BETWEEN 170W AND 160W, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA 50 TO 100 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY FROM TD04F AND IN THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST QUADRANT, EXPECT DEVELOPING GALE FORCE WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 291918 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 291918UTC Valid until 301200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 151 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 291800UTC: Front F1 24S 178E 33S 179E 40S 178W, moving east 10kt. Low L1 993hPa near 34S 169E, moving south 5kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 120 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 420 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 151, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 37S 169E, moving slowly south. In an area about Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 311800UTC, areas of heavy swell easing by 310600UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 291918 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 291918UTC Valid until 301200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 150 151 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 291800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 40S 163E 40S 170W 46S 171W 47S 159E 40S 163E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Easterly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warnings 150 151, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: East of New Zealand: Easterly quarter 30kt and areas of heavy easterly quarter swell, both easing by 310600UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 291918 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 291918UTC Valid until 301200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 291800UTC: Low L1 988hPa near 65S 164W, moving northnortheast 20kt, deepening. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from west through north to northeast: Clockwise 25kt at times. Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northeast through southeast to west: Clockwise 30kt at times. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 29 Dec 2025 UTC 64.6S,160.0E 67.4S,170.0E 67.8S,180.0 66.4S,170.0W 67.0S,160.0W 67.6S,150.0W 65.1S,140.0W 64.4S,130.0W 65.9S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 291918 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 291918UTC Valid until 301200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 149 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 291800UTC: Trough T1 24S 138W 28S 130W 35S 116W, slow moving. Front F1 48S 144W 48S 131W 48S 120W, moving east 40kt. Low L1 997hPa near 51S 155W, moving eastnortheast 25kt, deepening. Low L2 988hPa near 65S 164W, moving northnortheast 20kt, deepening. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles of T1: Poor visibility in rain at times. Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times. Within 720 nautical miles of L1 in northwest quadrant: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 149, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to west: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 149, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 480 nautical miles of L2 in sector from west through north to northeast: Clockwise 25kt at times. Within 180 nautical miles of L2 in sector from northeast through southeast to west: Clockwise 30kt at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First Low near 48S 144W at 301200UTC, moving east until 311200UTC, then moving southeast. In an area about First Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 011200UTC, areas of heavy swell easing by 011800UTC. Front expected near 50S 160W 59S 150W at 301200UTC, moving northeast. Southwest of Front: Southwest quarter 30kt to gale easing by 020000UTC, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. Second Low expected near 48S 132W at 011200UTC, moving slowly east. In an area about Second Low in the western semicircle: Clockwise 30kt to gale and areas of heavy swell.