Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-02 01:32:49 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 011800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FEB 012000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL FEB 021800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1005HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 23.5S 174.5W AT 011800UTC. POSITION GOOD. SLOW MOVING. CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ 01S 160E 02S 169E 09S 180 15S 169W 20S 166W 25S 167W. CZ SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ. TROUGH T1 08S 160E 06S 164E 03S 166E. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 11S 173E 15S 175W 20S 170W 24S 171W. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 20S 160E 15S 168E. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 060 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 13S 162W 20S 161W 25S 162W. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF T1 AND SOUTH OF 13S, EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS GUSTING UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 011824 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 011824UTC Valid until 021200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 012 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 011800UTC: Low L1 1000hPa near 39S 161E, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt developing by 020000UTC, with storms and gales as in warning 012, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: West of New Zealand and south of 32S: Southwest quarter 30kt to gale easing by 031200UTC and southwest quarter swell easing by 040000UTC. Low near 30S 174W deepening by 050000UTC, moving southeast. Clockwise 30kt around low. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 011824 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 011824UTC Valid until 021200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 012 015 016 017 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 011800UTC: Front F1 45S 168E 54S 169E 55S 168E, moving east 35kt. Front F2 48S 158E 53S 162E 55S 163E, moving east 35kt. Low L1 1000hPa near 39S 161E, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 360 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 015, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Within 300 nautical miles east of F2: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 017, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 480 nautical miles west of F2: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warnings 016 017. Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt developing by 020000UTC, with storms and gales as in warning 012, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First front near 40S 177W to 55S 173W, moving east. East of the first front: Northerly quarter 30kt to gales, and areas of heavy swell. In a broad area west of the first front: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale easing by 031200UTC and areas of heavy westerly swell easing by 041200UTC. Low near 42S 167E, moving east. In broad area about low: Clockwise 30kt to gale with heavy swells, easing by 050000UTC. A second front near 42S 163E to 55S 172E expected by 051200UTC, moving east. In a broad area east of second front: Northwest 30kt to gales. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 011824 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 011824UTC Valid until 021200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 014 016 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 011800UTC: Front F1 54S 131W 58S 140W 60S 144W, moving southsoutheast 40kt. Low L1 959hPa near 64S 153W, moving southeast 10kt. Low L2 983hPa near 56S 166E, moving eastsoutheast 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. North of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of fog. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, easing by 020600UTC. Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to north: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 014. Within 420 nautical miles of L2 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 016, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles of L2 in southern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 016, areas of poor visibility in rain. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 01 Feb 2026 UTC 63.6S,160.0E 67.8S,170.0E 70.8S,180.0 68.9S,170.0W 71.5S,160.0W 72.5S,150.0W 71.2S,140.0W 69.4S,130.0W 69.3S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 011824 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 011824UTC Valid until 021200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 013 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 011800UTC: Front F1 25S 166W 29S 139W 37S 118W, slow moving. Front F2 38S 153W 50S 150W 55S 148W, moving east 25kt. Ridge R1 38S 170W 43S 170W 55S 170W, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 420 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy northwest quarter swell. Within 600 nautical miles west of F2: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 013, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 300 nautical miles east of F2 from 50S 150W to 55S 148W: Areas of fog developing by 020600UTC. Within 780 nautical miles east of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 360 nautical miles west of R1 from 43S 170W to 55S 170W: Northwest quarter 30kt developing by 021200UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge along 33S. South of ridge: Westerly quarter 30kt to gales at times and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Low near 34S 170W expected by 051200UTC, moving southeast. Clockwise 30kt around low.