Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-18 07:08:05 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 180608 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 180608UTC Valid until 191200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 180600UTC: Trough T1 27S 178W 33S 175W 40S 174W, moving east 10kt. Area A1 bounded by 40S 175W 40S 163E 36S 165E 36S 177W 40S 175W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of T1: Northerly quarter 25kt, easing by 181800UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within A1: Westerly quarter 25kt developing by 190000UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers developing by 190000UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Nil significant wind or swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 180608 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 180608UTC Valid until 191200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 180600UTC: Trough T1 40S 174W 48S 177W 55S 180, slow moving. Front F1 47S 164E 50S 170E 55S 175E, moving eastsoutheast 25kt. Area A1 bounded by 48S 160E 48S 165E 55S 169E 55S 160E 48S 160E, slow moving. Low L1 1007hPa near 44S 159E, moving east 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. East of T1: Northerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. East of T1 from 48S 177W to 55S 180: Areas of fog. Within 180 nautical miles northeast of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, easing by 181800UTC. Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain, easing by 181800UTC. Within A1: Southwest quarter 25kt, easing by 181800UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers developing by 181800UTC, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell developing by 181800UTC. Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt developing by 181800UTC, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: In an area west of 168E and south of 46S: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell, easing by 200600UTC. First Low near 45S 177E, moving southsoutheast until 201800UTC, then moving northeast. In a broad area about First Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy swell. Second Low expected near 43S 156E at 220600UTC, moving southeast. In an area about Second Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 180608 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 180608UTC Valid until 191200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 180600UTC: Ridge R1 55S 157W 60S 150W 68S 137W, moving east 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 1080 nautical miles west of R1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 18 Dec 2025 UTC 65.1S,160.0E 67.0S,170.0E 67.9S,180.0 67.0S,170.0W 67.2S,160.0W 67.1S,150.0W 62.9S,140.0W 63.8S,130.0W 66.5S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 180608 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 180608UTC Valid until 191200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 084 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 180600UTC: Front F1 23S 146W 30S 138W 37S 132W, moving eastsoutheast 15kt. Low L1 998hPa near 47S 135W, slow moving. Trough T1 32S 178W 36S 174W 45S 176W, moving east 15kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 360 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 084, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles southwest of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 780 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 084, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 30kt developing by 181800UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 180 nautical miles east of T1: Northerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Low near 45S 128W, moving south until 201200UTC, then moving north. In a broad area about Low: Clockwise 30kt to gale easing by 211200UTC, areas of heavy swell easing by 211800UTC. In a narrow area about Low in the northeast semicircle: Clockwise gale to storm, easing to 30kt to gale by 200000UTC. In an area south of 45S and west of 160W: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale developing by 211200UTC. ============================ 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 Dec 172000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Dec 181800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 12.4S 172.5E AT 171800UTC. POSITION POOR. L1 SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 10S 160E 11S 167E 12S 171E TO L TO 13S 173E 14S 180 16S 172E. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 01S 160E 03S 162E 06S 166E 07S 172E 09S 174E 12S 175E. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 13S 168W 14S 159W 17S 152W 25S 146W. T3 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 21S 160E 20S 163E 18S 166W. T4 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 175E, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.