Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-18 05:16:20 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 171800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Feb 172000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 007 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 171850 UTC. IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 24S 174E 25S 176E 25S 174E 24S 173E 24S 174E, EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES GALE WARNING 006. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 181800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE AREA L1 CENTRE [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 18.0S 161.0E AT 171800UTC. VISIBILITY POOR. SLOW MOVING. LOW PRESSURE AREA L2 CENTRE [1011HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.0S 158.0W AT 171800UTC. VISIBILITY POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 03S 162E 10S 162E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 18S 160E TO L1 TO 20S 170E 25S 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. WEAK TROUGH T3 19S 178E 24S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. WEAK TROUGH T4 13S 171E 10S 180 11S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 13S 169W TO L2 TO 25S 149W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. TROUGH T6 17S 155W 25S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2, EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 22S AND EAST OF155W, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 171932 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 171932UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 179 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 171800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 35S 170W 46S 170W 42S 175W 35S 175W 35S 170W, moving south 15kt. Area A2 bounded by 25S 172E 25S 177W 30S 171W 32S 178W 25S 172E, slow moving, then moving east 20kt after 180600UTC. Low L1 995hPa near 34S 178W, moving southsoutheast 40kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Northerly quarter 30kt, easing by 180000UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, easing by 180000UTC. Within A2: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to south: Clockwise 35kt at times, with gales as in warning 179, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northwest: Clockwise 35kt at times, with gales as in warning 179, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 37S and east of 178W: westerly 30kt to gale, easing by 190600UTC. Areas of heavy swell, easing by 190000UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 171932 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 171932UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 179 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 171800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 46S 175E 47S 170W 55S 170W 55S 175E 46S 175E, slow moving. Area A2 bounded by 35S 170W 46S 170W 42S 175W 35S 175W 35S 170W, moving south 15kt. Low L1 995hPa near 34S 178W, moving southsoutheast 40kt. Front F1 expected near 40S 161E 46S 160E 55S 152E by 180600UTC, then moving east 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Westerly 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Within A2: Northerly quarter 30kt, easing by 180000UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, easing by 180000UTC. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to south: Clockwise 35kt at times, with gales as in warning 179, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northwest: Clockwise 35kt at times, with gales as in warning 179, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell. Within 120 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 180 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest quarter 35kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 45S and west of 175E: Southwest 30kt to gale developing by 191200UTC. West of New Zealand: areas of heavy swell developing by 200000UTC. West and south of Chatham Islands: areas of heavy swell developing by 210000UTC. First Low near 40S 175W by 181800UTC, moving south. Within 300 nautical miles of First Low: Clockwise gale, areas of heavy swell. Clearing by 200600UTC. Second Low expected near 55S 180 by 210000UTC, moving eastnortheast. Within 300 nautical miles of Second Low in northern semicircle: Clockwise gale. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 171932 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 171932UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 171800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 65S 120W 65S 129W 59S 126W 59S 120W 65S 120W, slow moving. Area A2 bounded by 75S 173E 75S 168W 79S 164W 79S 171E 75S 173E, slow moving. Ridge R1 57S 160E 58S 170E 59S 172W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Throughout area: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within A1: Westerly 25kt, easing by 171200UTC. Within A2: Moderate ice accretion. Within 660 nautical miles south of R1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Within 360 nautical miles northeast of R1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 17 Feb 2026 UTC 64.7S,160.0E 70.1S,170.0E 77.6S,180.0 77.5S,170.0W 76.7S,160.0W 72.8S,150.0W 72.7S,140.0W 70.6S,130.0W 71.0S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 171932 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 171932UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 179 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 171800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 55S 156W 52S 150W 49S 119W 55S 119W 55S 156W, slow moving. Front F1 23S 157W 40S 134W 51S 120W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Front F2 42S 142W 46S 137W 51S 134W, moving eastsoutheast 25kt, weakening by 180000UTC. Area A2 bounded by 31S 170W 31S 165W 42S 161W 49S 170W 31S 170W, slow moving. Area A3 bounded by 46S 175E 47S 170W 55S 170W 55S 175E 46S 175E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Southwest quarter 25kt developing by 180600UTC. Within 360 nautical miles northeast of F1: Areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 480 nautical miles northeast of F1 from 40S 134W to 51S 120W: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in showers and rain, easing by 180000UTC. Within 240 nautical miles west of F2: Southwest 25kt, easing by 180600UTC. Within A2: Northerly quarter 25kt developing by 180000UTC, with gales as in warning 179. Within A3: Westerly 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: South of 45S and East of 150W: Westerly 30kt to gale developing by 181800UTC, then easing by 201800UTC. Areas of heavy swell developing by 181800UTC, then easing by 211200UTC. West of 163W and South of 32S: Northerly 30kt to gale, becoming westerly 30kt to gale South of 47S by 192100UTC. Easing by 201200UTC. Areas of heavy swell easing by 210000UTC. South of 46S and West of 160W: northwest 30kt to gale developing by 210000UTC.