Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-19 20:43:06 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 191800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AUG 192000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL AUG 201800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 05.1S 165.0E AT 191800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 01S 161E 03S 165E TO L TO 10S 166E 12S 170E 12S 175E 11S 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 08S 177E 09S 180 10S 175W 12S 168W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 09S 175W 05S 170W EQT 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1 AND WEST OF 174W, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 165W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 191923 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 191923UTC Valid until 201200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 33S 177W 34S 171W 37S 171W 36S 177W 33S 177W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy southerly quarter swell at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 37S: Westerly quarter 30kt at times between 220600UTC to 230600UTC. East of 176W: Areas of heavy southerly swell clearing by 221200UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 191923 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 191923UTC Valid until 201200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 409 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC: Front F1 55S 164E 51S 175W 51S 170W, moving eastnortheast 15kt. Area A1 bounded by 43S 160E 47S 166E 55S 165E 55S 160E 43S 160E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles north of F1: Southwest 25kt, heavy southwest quarter swell at times. South of F1: Southwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 409, heavy southwest quarter swell. Within A1: Northerly 25kt developing by 201200UTC, areas of fog. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge along 170E, moving east. East of ridge: Southwest 30kt to gale and heavy southwest swell. West of ridge: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale at times. Trough expected along 160E at 220600UTC, moving east. West of trough: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale and heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 200 nautical miles west of trough: Westerly storm at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 191923 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 191923UTC Valid until 201200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 407 408 409 410 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC: Front F1 64S 120W 60S 133W 55S 143W, moving south 20kt. Front F2 61S 139W 63S 136W 67S 136W, moving east 40kt. Area A1 bounded by 61S 160E 57S 157W 65S 145W 66S 160E 61S 160E, moving east 15kt. Front F3 55S 165W 58S 160W 64S 162W, moving east 35kt. Area A2 bounded by 55S 160E 55S 166E 59S 165E 60S 160E 55S 160E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. North of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 407, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. East of F2: Northwest 30kt. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 410. Within 1200 nautical miles west of F3: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 408 409, heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 660 nautical miles east of F3: Heavy westerly quarter swell. Within A2: Fog. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 19 Aug 2026 UTC 62.7S,160.0E 63.2S,170.0E 65.2S,180.0 63.3S,170.0W 62.8S,160.0W 58.3S,150.0W 61.5S,140.0W 65.5S,130.0W 66.2S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 191923 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 191923UTC Valid until 201200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 407 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 191800UTC: Front F1 25S 140W 33S 134W 43S 141W 55S 143W, moving east 15kt. Low L1 969hPa near 46S 146W, slow moving. Front F2 41S 170W 49S 160W 55S 151W, moving east 25kt. Trough T1 28S 168W 35S 160W 40S 153W, moving east 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 600 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly 30kt, with gales as in warning 407. West of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 407. West of F2: Southwest 30kt at times, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Within 960 nautical miles east of T1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times. Within 540 nautical miles south of T1: Southerly quarter 25kt. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Trough along 140W, moving east. East of trough: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale and heavy northerly quarter swell. West of trough: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and heavy westerly quarter swell. Low expected near 43S 147W at 211200UTC, moving northeast. Within 250 nautical miles of low, in western semicircle: Clockwise storm, easing to gale by 230000UTC.