Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-05 04:02:23 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 041800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE JAN 042000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL JAN 051800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1003HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 16.2S 176.0E AT 041800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 08S 160E 07S 170E 06S 180 10S 170W 15S 164W 20S 155W 22S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA EAST OF 175W. ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 12S 179W TO L TO 20S 180 22S 175W 25S 172W. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 12S 174W 14S 170W 15S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 15S 150W 20S 135W 25S 125W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. IN THE AREA BETWEEN 175E AND 175W AND SOUTH OF 20S, EXPECT NORTHEAST TO EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 041811 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 041811UTC Valid until 051200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC: Trough T1 25S 176E 31S 174W 40S 173W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Northeast of T1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Nil significant wind or swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 041811 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 041811UTC Valid until 051200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC: Ridge R1 45S 160E 48S 173E 51S 170W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front expected along western boundary south of 50S by 070000UTC, moving southeast. In a small area west of front: westerly quarter gale. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 041811 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 041811UTC Valid until 051200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC: Front F1 38S 158W 47S 150W 55S 143W, moving east 25kt. Trough T1 25S 169W 32S 164W 41S 157W, moving east 20kt. Ridge R1 49S 169W 52S 168W 55S 168W, moving east 30kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 780 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 420 nautical miles west of F1 from 47S 150W to 55S 143W: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 480 nautical miles west of T1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 600 nautical miles west of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First low about 57S 130W, moving east. In a large area in the northwest quadrant about first low centre: clockwise 30kt to gale. Second low developing near 52S 144W by 071200UTC, moving east. In a moderate area in the northern semicircle about second low centre: clockwise 30kt to gale developing by 080000UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 041811 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 041811UTC Valid until 051200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 010 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 041800UTC: Front F1 52S 147W 59S 141W 64S 141W, moving eastsoutheast 25kt. Low L1 975hPa near 64S 161W, moving east 25kt. Ridge R1 55S 159E 58S 154E 64S 142E, moving east 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation. Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from west through north to northeast: Clockwise 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Within 1080 nautical miles east of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 010, areas of poor visibility in precipitation. West of R1 from 55S 159E to 58S 154E: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 04 Jan 2026 UTC 64.9S,160.0E 67.8S,170.0E 70.3S,180.0 67.5S,170.0W 69.1S,160.0W 69.5S,150.0W 66.3S,140.0W 65.9S,130.0W 66.8S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes.