Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-22 18:28:53 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 221807 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 221807UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Ridge R1 31S 168E 30S 179W 24S 174W, moving south 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. North of R1: Easterly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Trough extending east from 27S 168E at 231800UTC, moving south. In a narrow band south of trough and west of 175E: Easterly 30kt to gale, heavy easterly swell developing by 231800UTC. Deep sub-tropical low expected near 35S 167E at 251200UTC, then moving south. Around low: Clockwise 40kt to storm, with heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 221807 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 221807UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Ridge R1 42S 174W 49S 173W 55S 174W, moving east 25kt. Front F1 44S 145E 49S 150E 56S 160E, moving east 30kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of R1: Southerly quarter 25kt. Within 660 nautical miles east of F1 from 49S 150E to 56S 160E: Northwest quarter 30kt at times. Within 480 nautical miles west of F1 from 49S 150E to 56S 160E: Westerly quarter 30kt at times. Within 300 nautical miles east of F1 from 44S 145E to 49S 150E: Northwest quarter 25kt. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First trough extends southeast from 46S 160E at 231200UTC, moving east. East of first trough: Northwest 30kt to gale and heavy northwest swell, both easing by 240600UTC. Second trough extends southeast from 53S 155E at 231200UTC, moving eastsoutheast. In a narrow band east of second trough: Westerly 30kt to gale and heavy westerly swell, both easing by 240000UTC. North of 43S and west of New Zealand: Easterly 30kt to gale developing by 260000UTC, becoming clockwise 40kt to storm about low expected near 43S 167E at 260600UTC, then moving south with heavy swell developing by 260600UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 221807 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 221807UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 296 297 298 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Front F1 63S 151W 66S 149W 73S 147W, moving east 25kt. Front F2 55S 158W 61S 155W 63S 147W, moving east 10kt. Area A1 bounded by 73S 169E 68S 173W 70S 151W 78S 167W 73S 169E, moving eastsoutheast 15kt. Front F3 54S 179E 61S 174E 65S 161E, moving southeast 35kt. Low L1 954hPa expected near 70S 172E by 231200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. East of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 540 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 296, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 420 nautical miles northeast of F2: Areas of fog. East of F2: Northwest quarter 30kt. Within 300 nautical miles west of F2 from 55S 158W to 61S 155W: Southerly quarter 30kt at times. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 298. Within 180 nautical miles southeast of F3: Northerly quarter 30kt at times. Northwest of F3: Northwest 30kt, with gales as in warning 297, areas of fog. Within 120 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to west: Clockwise 30kt. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 22 Mar 2026 UTC 68.1S,160.0E 70.7S,170.0E 75.3S,180.0 70.4S,170.0W 72.2S,160.0W 72.2S,150.0W 72.2S,140.0W 69.8S,130.0W 70.2S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 221807 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 221807UTC Valid until 231200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 295 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 221800UTC: Front F1 25S 136W 31S 128W 39S 126W, slow moving. Low L1 1014hPa near 38S 129W, moving southsouthwest 10kt. Front F2 31S 163W 37S 154W 44S 152W, moving east 10kt. Front F3 40S 159W 49S 158W 55S 158W, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in southeast quadrant: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 295, areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 231200UTC, areas of heavy swell developing by 230600UTC. Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in southwest quadrant: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 295, areas of heavy swell developing by 230600UTC. Within 120 nautical miles of L1 in northwest quadrant: Clockwise 25kt developing by 231200UTC. Within 120 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 480 nautical miles southwest of F2 from 31S 163W to 37S 154W: Areas of heavy swell, easing by 231200UTC. Within 600 nautical miles east of F3: Northerly quarter 30kt. Within 600 nautical miles west of F3: Southerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell. Within 240 nautical miles east of F3 from 49S 158W to 55S 158W: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First low near 42S 133W at 231200UTC, moving southeast and weakening. In southern semicircle of first low: Easterly quarter 30kt to gale and heavy easterly swell, both easing by 240600UTC. Second low expected near 43S 152W at 241200UTC, slow moving, deepening from 260000UTC. In southwest quadrant of second low: Southeast 30kt to gale developing by 250000UTC with heavy swell developing after 260000UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 220600 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR to 25S between 160E and 120W issued by Fiji Meteorological Service Mar 220800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGGALE WARNING 025 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Mar 220713 UTC. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TD10F [1002HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 13.5S 160.4E AT 220600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. WITHIN 060 TO 160 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY FROM TD10F CENTRE, IN THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, EXPECT CLOCKWISE WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY DEVELOPING IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. AREA OF GALES MOVING WITH LOW PRESSURE. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 024. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 230600 UTC. TROUGH T1 12S 160E TO L TO 15S 161E 18S 163E 20S 165E 22S 167E 25S 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 05S 165E 10S 166E 15S 166E 19S 165E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 06S 180 06S 175W 07S 170W 09S 165W 11S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 18S 152W 21S 144W 23S 140W 25S 136W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 19S 130W 25S 128W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 22S AND WEST OF 165E, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN 165W AND 145W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.