Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-07 17:59:05 ============================ HURRICANE WARNING SOUTH 25S ============================ WHNZ41 NZKL 071448 HURRICANE WARNING 139 THIS AFFECTS OCEAN AREAS: ISLANDS AND SUBTROPIC COPY OF HURRICANE WARN ISSUED BY NADI AT 07-APR-2026 14:08 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU 956HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.9 SOUTH 176.4 EAST AT 071200 UTC. POSITION GOOD. REPEAT POSITION 19.9S 176.4E AT 071200 UTC. CYCLONE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST 11 KNOTS BUT EXPECTED TO BE MOVING SOUTHSOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS AT 080000 UTC AND SOUTHSOUTHEAST 9 KNOTS AT 081200 UTC. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE EASING TO 70 KNOTS BY 080000 UTC AND THEN EASING TO 60 KNOTS BY 081200 UTC. PHENOMENAL SEA EASING TO HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH VERY ROUGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL. FORECAST POSITION NEAR 22.0S 177.7E AT 080000 UTC AND NEAR 23.9S 177.7E AT 081200 UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 070821 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 070821UTC Valid until 081200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 070600UTC: Trough T1 19S 170E 24S 172E 28S 173E, moving southsoutheast 10kt. Front F1 27S 173E 33S 173E 40S 169E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 780 nautical miles east of T1: Easterly 30kt developing by 071800UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 071200UTC. Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northeast quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: TC Vaianu expected near 25S 178E by 090000UTC, moving southwest. In a broad area around TC Vaianu: Clockwise gale to storm and heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 070821 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 070821UTC Valid until 081200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 070600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 51S 160E 51S 170E 55S 178E 55S 160E 51S 160E, slow moving. Front F1 40S 169E 44S 166E 52S 156E, slow moving. Low L1 998hPa near 43S 160E, moving southsoutheast 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain developing by 070600UTC. Within 600 nautical miles east of F1: Northeast quarter 30kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge along 168E expected by 100000UTC, moving east. West of ridge: Northwest 30kt to gale. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 070821 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 070821UTC Valid until 081200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 130 131 132 133 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 070600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 73S 159E 64S 161E 65S 120W 71S 120W 73S 159E, slow moving. Ridge R1 expected near 55S 179E 59S 171E 68S 131E by 071200UTC, then moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 131 132 133. Northwest of R1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation developing by 071200UTC. East of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 130, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 07 Apr 2026 UTC 66.2S,160.0E 69.8S,170.0E 69.8S,180.0 69.4S,170.0W 71.3S,160.0W 71.5S,150.0W 71.8S,140.0W 70.1S,130.0W 69.0S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 070821 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 070821UTC Valid until 081200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 129 130 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 070600UTC: Ridge R1 44S 170W 44S 139W 41S 120W, slow moving. Low L1 1000hPa near 41S 138W, moving eastsoutheast 25kt. Trough T1 21S 157W 34S 149W 39S 144W, moving eastsoutheast 30kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 130, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 900 nautical miles north of R1 from 44S 170W to 44S 139W: Southeast quarter 30kt developing by 070600UTC. Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 129. Within 360 nautical miles of T1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 1 near 43S 159W to 55S 159W, moving east. East of ridge 1: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, and areas of heavy swell. Ridge 2 along 45S, slow moving. North of Ridge 2: Southeast quarter 30kt to gale at times. Low near 33S 143 deepening by 100000UTC, slow-moving. In a broad area around low: Clockwise 30kt to gale and areas of heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 061800 PART 2 OF 2 GALE WARNING 019 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI APR 061915 UTC. IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 14S 173E 14S 176E 15S 177E 17S 177E 17S 176E 15S 176E 16S 173E 14S 173E EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS UPTO 40 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 017. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL APR 071800 UTC. CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 01S 173E 07S 175E 16S 176E TO TC. CZ1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1. CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 15S 177W 17S 180 18S 177E TO TC. CZ2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2. TROUGH T1 20S 172E 25S 173E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 20S 174E 21S 180 20S 177W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 17S 165W 22S 160W 25S 157 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. OUTSIDE GALE WARNING 019 WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES, EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS.