Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-22 20:32:23 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 221800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Aug 222000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Aug 231800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1009HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 08.0S 162.0E AT 221800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 07S 160E TO L TO 12S 170E 15S 177E. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 06S 173E EQT 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 09S 163W 11S 150W 16S 139W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 11S AND WEST OF 164W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 08S AND WEST OF 150W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 221920 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 221920UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 457 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Front F1 40S 171E 38S 168E 35S 164E, moving east 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. West of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 457, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell developing by 230000UTC. Within 660 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 457. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 36S 159E 36S 169E 36S 174E, moving eastnortheast. South of Ridge: Areas of heavy westerly swell, easing by 241200UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 221920 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 221920UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 457 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Front F1 55S 167E 45S 168E 40S 171E, moving east 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. West of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 457, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain with possible thunderstorms, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 600 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 457, areas of poor visibility in showers. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front 40S 178W 51S 178W 55S 178W, moving east. East of Front: Northwest 30kt to gale. Within 600 nautical miles west of Front: Southwest 30kt to gale, areas of heavy westerly swell developing by 241200UTC. Trough 40S 174E 45S 170E 55S 164E, moving east. West of Trough from 45S 170E to 55S 164E: Westerly 30kt to gale, areas of heavy westerly swell. West of Trough from 40S 174E to 45S 170E: Areas of heavy westerly swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 221920 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 221920UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 457 458 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 65S 167W 56S 148W 63S 131W 63S 120W 70S 120W 65S 167W, slow moving. Low L1 979hPa near 50S 124W, moving south 5kt. Ridge R1 57S 128W 61S 129W 67S 130W, moving eastsoutheast 20kt. Low L2 984hPa near 66S 138W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Low L3 987hPa near 57S 142W, slow moving, weakening by 230600UTC. Front F1 55S 167E 59S 170E 65S 170E, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 458. Within 480 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. East of R1: Areas of heavy northwest quarter swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L2 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of heavy swell. Within 180 nautical miles of L3: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. West of F1: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 457, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 960 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 457, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation developing by 230600UTC. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 22 Aug 2026 UTC 62.5S,160.0E 63.0S,170.0E 64.4S,180.0 63.1S,170.0W 63.5S,160.0W 59.1S,150.0W 61.8S,140.0W 66.1S,130.0W 67.1S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 221920 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 221920UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 455 456 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Low L1 979hPa near 50S 124W, moving south 5kt. Low L2 990hPa near 37S 138W, moving east 25kt. Front F1 48S 148W 52S 144W 55S 142W, moving east 5kt, weakening by 230600UTC. Ridge R1 33S 167W 29S 155W 25S 148W, moving northeast 30kt. Front F2 expected near 40S 179E 51S 179E 55S 179E by 230600UTC, then moving east 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 456, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Within 600 nautical miles of L2: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 455, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain with possible thunderstorms, areas of heavy swell. Within 660 nautical miles west of F1: Heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt. Within 1500 nautical miles southeast of R1: Heavy southwest quarter swell. Within 600 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest quarter 25kt. Within 600 nautical miles east of F2 from 51S 179E to 55S 179E: Areas of fog developing by 231200UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 52S 124W, moving northnorthwest, then moving northeast after 250000UTC. Within 360 nautical miles of Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, heavy swell at times. First Front 27S 130W 37S 126W 43S 122W, moving east. East of First Front: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale at times. Within 540 nautical miles west of First Front: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy westerly swell. Second Front 29S 158W 35S 150W 47S 137W, moving eastnortheast. Northeast of Second Front: Areas of heavy southwest swell. East of Second Front from 35S 150W to 47S 137W: Northwest quarter 30kt to gale developing by 241200UTC. Third Front expected near 36S 173W 48S 170W 56S 171W by 231800UTC, then moving east. Within 360 nautical miles east of Third Front: Northwest 30kt to gale, easing. West of Third Front: Westerly 30kt to gale, areas of heavy westerly swell.