Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-09 05:04:36 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 081800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Jan 082000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jan 091800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1003HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 07.0S 172.0E AT 081800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 01S 160E EQT 165E TO L1 TO 10S 168E 11S 171E 05S 174E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 12S 166E 20S 178E 23S 175W 25S 173W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 22S 172W 25S 169W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 17S 152W 22S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. WEAK TROUGH T5 10S 172W 09S 160W 15S 145W 25S 135W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1, IN THE AREA NORTH OF 11S, EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA NORTH OF 5S AND EAST OF 165W, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 21S AND WEST OF 179E, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 081814 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 081814UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Front F1 25S 171W 29S 168W 37S 160W, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 120 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 38S: Westerly quarter 30kt developing by 110000UTC, then easing by 120000UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 081814 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 081814UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Front F1 47S 178E 51S 179E 56S 179E, slow moving. Area A1 bounded by 40S 163E 40S 169E 47S 165E 47S 159E 40S 163E, slow moving. Front F2 50S 165E 54S 163E 56S 160E, moving east 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within A1: Northwest 25kt developing by 091200UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 091200UTC. Within 360 nautical miles west of F2: Westerly 25kt at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 47S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. Low expected near 48S 160E at 101200UTC, moving east. In a very broad area about Low: Clockwise 30kt to gales easing by 121200UTC, and areas of heavy westerly quarter quarter swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 081814 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 081814UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Ridge R1 55S 131W 59S 133W 66S 137W, moving east 20kt. Ridge R2 64S 168W 58S 153W 54S 144W, slow moving. Low L1 979hPa expected near 56S 172W by 090600UTC, then moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Front F1 expected near 55S 167E 56S 167E 57S 165E by 090600UTC, then moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 420 nautical miles east of R1: Southwest 25kt. Within 240 nautical miles of R2: Areas of fog. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation. Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 08 Jan 2026 UTC 64.8S,160.0E 67.4S,170.0E 68.4S,180.0 67.5S,170.0W 68.9S,160.0W 69.6S,150.0W 66.1S,140.0W 66.0S,130.0W 66.8S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 081814 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 081814UTC Valid until 091200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 025 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 081800UTC: Front F1 25S 138W 29S 132W 38S 129W, moving eastnortheast 5kt. Ridge R1 48S 135W 53S 134W 57S 134W, moving east 35kt. Area A1 bounded by 55S 156W 53S 153W 54S 144W 55S 142W 55S 156W, slow moving. Front F2 25S 171W 29S 168W 37S 160W, moving east 15kt. Low L1 997hPa near 38S 161W, moving southeast 35kt. Front F3 expected near 46S 169W 53S 164W 56S 165W by 091200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 540 nautical miles east of R1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 600 nautical miles west of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times. Within A1: Areas of fog. Within 120 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in northeast semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 025, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in southwest semicircle: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles east of F3: Northwest quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 300 nautical miles west of F3: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 52S 151W, moving southeast. In a broad area around Low: Clockwise 30kt to gales, areas of heavy swell developing by 091200UTC. South of 40S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gales at times and areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.