Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-06 09:01:33 ============================ HURRICANE WARNING NORTH 25S ============================ WHPS01 NFFN 060600 CCC HURRICANE WARNING 015 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI APR 060743 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU CENTRE 960HPA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.0 SOUTH 173.3 EAST AT 060600 UTC. POSITION POOR. REPEAT POSITION 16.0S 173.3E AT 060600 UTC. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 4 KNOTS. CYCLONE INTENSIFYING. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE AND INCREASING TO 80 KNOTS BY 070600 UTC. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE AND EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE AND EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT FORECAST POSITION NEAR 16.9S 174.0E AT 061800 UTC AND NEAR 18.0S 174.8E AT 070600 UTC. ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE ARE REQUESTED TO SEND REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS TO RSMC NADI. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC AT MET DOT GOV DOT FJ THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 012. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 060830 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 060830UTC Valid until 071200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 060600UTC: Low L1 1005hPa near 31S 172E, moving south 15kt. Front F1 25S 170E 34S 169E 40S 167E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southwest: Clockwise 30kt at times. Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northeast quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 40S 172W, moving southeast. Around low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, easing by 080000UTC. TC Vaianu expected near 25S 177E by 090000UTC, moving south. In a broad area around TC Vaianu: Clockwise gale to storm and heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 060830 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 060830UTC Valid until 071200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 060600UTC: Front F1 40S 167E 43S 164E 49S 154E, moving east 5kt. Area A1 bounded by 51S 160E 52S 166E 55S 167E 55S 160E 51S 160E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 600 nautical miles east of F1: Northeast quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within A1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain developing by 070600UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 40S 172W, moving southeast. Around low: Clockwise 30kt to gale, easing by 091200UTC. Ridge along 168E expected by 100000UTC, moving east. West of ridge: Northwest 30kt to gale. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 060830 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 060830UTC Valid until 071200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 102 103 104 106 107 108 109 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 060600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 73S 159E 64S 161E 65S 120W 71S 120W 73S 159E, slow moving. Ridge R1 expected near 55S 178W 60S 170E 63S 160E by 071200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Throughout area: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 102 103 104 106 107, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warnings 108 109. Northwest of R1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation developing by 071200UTC. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 06 Apr 2026 UTC 66.1S,160.0E 70.2S,170.0E 69.8S,180.0 69.4S,170.0W 71.4S,160.0W 71.4S,150.0W 71.7S,140.0W 70.4S,130.0W 68.4S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 060830 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 060830UTC Valid until 071200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 103 104 105 106 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 060600UTC: Ridge R1 44S 170W 43S 144W 41S 120W, slow moving. Trough T1 20S 165W 33S 154W 39S 144W, moving eastsoutheast 30kt. Low L1 1010hPa near 37S 148W, moving eastsoutheast 25kt. Low L2 1004hPa near 34S 158W, moving northeast 5kt, then moving eastsoutheast 25kt after 061200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 103 104 106, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 900 nautical miles north of R1 from 44S 170W to 43S 144W: Southeast quarter 30kt developing by 070600UTC. Within 360 nautical miles of T1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt at times. Within 420 nautical miles of L2 in sector from east through south to northwest: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 105. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge 1 along western boundary 170W, moving east. East of ridge 1 and south of 45S: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, and areas of heavy swell. Ridge 2 near 45S 162W to 45S 125W, slow moving. North of Ridge 2: Southeast quarter 30kt to gale at times and areas of heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 060600 PART 2 OF 2 REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS TO RSMC NADI. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC AT MET DOT GOV DOT FJ THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 012. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL APR 070600 UTC. CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 06S 167E 09S 173E 14S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1. CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 EQT 164E 03S 170E 07S 174E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2. TROUGH T1 12S 160E 11S 163E 10S 166E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 19S 166E 22S 169E 25S 170E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 18S 172E 20S 179E 19S 175E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 16S 177E 14S 180 13S 179W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 18S 164W 22S 159W 25S 156W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. OUTSIDE GALE WARNING NUMBER 013 WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES, EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS.