Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-05 11:04:54 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 050600 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 050800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGNIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL MAR 060600 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.0S 163.0E AT 050600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 21S 160E TO L TO 25S 174E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 17S 170W 14S 155W 19S 138W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 18S 153W 25S 143W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. WEAK TROUGH T4 11S 161W 04S 180 10S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1 AND WEST OF 170W, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 12S AND WEST OF 166E, EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 050610 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 050610UTC Valid until 061200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 050600UTC: High H1 1024hPa near 38S 171E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. High H1: Dominates the area. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Nil significant ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 050610 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 050610UTC Valid until 061200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 065 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 050600UTC: Ridge R1 44S 159E 46S 168E 53S 170W, moving north 5kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Northwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 065, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 060000UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 50S westerly quarter 30kt to gale, easing by 071200UTC. Ridge about R1 42S 162E 46S 172E 46S 170W, slow moving. South of ridge: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 050610 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 050610UTC Valid until 061200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 064 065 066 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 050600UTC: Low L1 950hPa near 55S 120W, moving south 15kt. Front F1 53S 143W 55S 137W 59S 134W, moving northeast 35kt. Area A1 bounded by 78S 168E 72S 168W 72S 151W 78S 147W 78S 168E, slow moving. Low L2 944hPa near 61S 157E, moving eastsoutheast 30kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in western semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 064, areas of heavy swell. Within 840 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times. Within A1: Moderate ice accretion. Within 840 nautical miles of L2 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 065, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Within 540 nautical miles of L2 in southern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt developing by 051200UTC, with gales as in warning 066, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 05 Mar 2026 UTC 67.0S,160.0E 71.4S,170.0E 77.7S,180.0 77.7S,170.0W 77.0S,160.0W 72.5S,150.0W 72.8S,140.0W 69.8S,130.0W 70.8S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 050610 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 050610UTC Valid until 061200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 064 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 050600UTC: Ridge R1 33S 147W 31S 132W 29S 119W, moving eastnortheast 20kt. Front F1 48S 141W 53S 138W 62S 131W, moving eastnortheast 30kt. Area A1 bounded by 25S 143W 28S 142W 28S 150W 25S 150W 25S 143W, slow moving. Front F2 30S 159W 39S 148W 46S 144W, moving east 25kt. Area A2 bounded by 47S 170W 51S 150W 55S 147W 55S 170W 47S 170W, slow moving. Low L1 1005hPa near 41S 159W, moving eastnortheast 25kt, weakening by 061200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 840 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times. Northeast of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 064. Within A1: Poor visibility in rain at times. Within 180 nautical miles of F2: Northerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within A2: Westerly quarter 30kt developing by 061200UTC, areas of fog developing by 060600UTC. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in southwest semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles of L1 in northeast semicircle: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 47S: westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. Trough about 36S 141W 43S 134W 56S 125W, moving east. Northeast of trough: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Front expected along western boundary south of 46S by 070000UTC, moving east. West of front: areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.