Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-16 21:20:48 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 161800 PART 2 OF 2 MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1. CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 EQT 165W 05S 161W 13S 159W 12S 160W. CZ2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2. TROUGH T1 07S 169E 09S 178W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATI CENTER AND OUTSIDE STORM WARNING 012 AND GALE WARNING 011 AREAS, EXPECT CLOCKWISE WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. IN THE AREA BETWEEN OF 16S AND 22S AND BETWEEN 156W AND 169W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 161901 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 161901UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 308 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 30S 174W 30S 170W 35S 170W 35S 172W 30S 174W, slow moving. Low L1 998hPa near 42S 171W, moving north 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Poor visibility in rain, easing by 170000UTC. Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to north: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 308, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in southern quadrant: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 308. Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 308. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front 34S 173W 35S 171W 36S 170W, moving north, weakening by 181200UTC. South of Front: Southerly quarter 30kt to gale, heavy southerly quarter swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 161901 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 161901UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 308 309 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Ridge R1 48S 160E 47S 173E 47S 170W, slow moving. Low L1 998hPa near 42S 171W, moving north 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly 30kt, with gales as in warning 309. South of R1 from 47S 173E to 47S 170W: Heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 660 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to north: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 308, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in southern quadrant: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 308. Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 308. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 48S 160E 45S 175E 40S 170W, slow moving. South of Ridge: Southwest quarter 30kt to gale at times, heavy southwest quarter swell at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 161901 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 161901UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 307 309 310 311 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 55S 128W 55S 120W 66S 120W 67S 129W 55S 128W, moving east 40kt. Area A2 bounded by 63S 135W 64S 121W 69S 121W 67S 142W 63S 135W, slow moving. Low L1 945hPa near 59S 131W, moving east 35kt. Area A3 bounded by 60S 166W 61S 160W 65S 154W 65S 179E 60S 166W, moving east 20kt. Front F1 55S 173W 62S 177W 64S 176E, moving east 30kt. Area A4 bounded by 55S 170E 60S 168E 60S 160E 55S 160E 55S 170E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy westerly swell. Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 310. Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with storms and gales as in warning 307, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, heavy swell at times. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in southern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with storms and gales as in warning 307, heavy swell at times. Within A3: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 311, clearing by 171200UTC. West of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 309, heavy westerly swell developing by 170000UTC. Within 900 nautical miles east of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Within A4: Fog at times. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 16 Oct 2026 UTC 61.7S,160.0E 62.7S,170.0E 64.2S,180.0 64.1S,170.0W 63.0S,160.0W 63.1S,150.0W 62.9S,140.0W 67.4S,130.0W 68.4S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 161901 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 161901UTC Valid until 171200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 307 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 161800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 36S 139W 34S 120W 55S 120W 55S 131W 36S 139W, moving east 30kt. Area A2 bounded by 53S 132W 52S 125W 55S 122W 55S 129W 53S 132W, moving east 35kt. Front F1 45S 160W 48S 146W 55S 126W, moving east 40kt. Front F2 30S 172W 38S 166W 45S 161W, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy westerly swell. Within A2: Poor visibility in showers. East of F1: Northwest 30kt, with storms and gales as in warning 307. West of F1 from 48S 146W to 55S 126W: Westerly 30kt at times, with storms and gales as in warning 307, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 240 nautical miles southwest of F2: Northerly quarter 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain. Within 120 nautical miles east of F2: Northerly quarter 30kt at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 40S 170W 40S 145W 40S 120W, slow moving. South of Ridge: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. First Low expected near 25S 126W by 190000UTC, then moving eastsoutheast. Within 420 nautical miles of First Low in southeast quadrant: Clockwise 30kt to gale, easing by 200000UTC. Within 240 nautical miles of First Low in sector from south through west to east: Clockwise 30kt to gale, easing by 200000UTC. Second Low expected near 29S 149W by 200000UTC, then moving southeast. Within 360 nautical miles of Second Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Third Low expected near 56S 156W by 201200UTC, then moving eastsoutheast. Within 420 nautical miles of Third Low in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt to gale, areas of heavy swell. Within 240 nautical miles of Third Low in northwest quadrant: Clockwise 40kt to storm.