Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-12 14:30:27 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 120600 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 Apr 120800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGNIL PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 130600 UTC. TROUGH T1 18S 160E 18.5S 165E 18S 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 13S 179E 18S 175W 25S 171W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 14S 174W 15S 170W 16S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 06S 180 06S 170W 07S 155W 09S 145W 10S 141W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 14S 155W 19S 144W 22S 139W 25S 134W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND EAST OF T5, EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 120715 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 120715UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 260 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 120600UTC: Front F1 46S 179W 51S 180 55S 178E, moving southeast 20kt. Low L1, former Cyclone VAIANU, 980hPa near 39S 177E, moving southsoutheast 20kt. Low L2 987hPa expected near 47S 163E by 121800UTC, then slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly 25kt, poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northeast through southeast to south: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 260, poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 260, poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell. Within 420 nautical miles of L2 in northwest semicircle: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 180 nautical miles of L2 in southeast semicircle: Clockwise 25kt at times, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First Low, former Cyclone 31P, near 54S 176W, moving southeast. Within 360 nautical miles of First Low in sector from northeast through southeast to west: Clockwise gale at times. Within 540 nautical miles of First Low in sector from west through north to northeast: Heavy swell. West of 170E: Heavy southwest swell developing by 160000UTC. Second Low expected near 50S 164E by 150600UTC, moving east. Within 300 nautical miles of Second Low in sector from southwest through northwest to east: Clockwise gale at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 120715 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 120715UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 260 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 120600UTC: Low L1, former Cyclone VAIANU, 980hPa near 39S 177E, moving southsoutheast 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northeast through southeast to south: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 260, poor visibility in showers and rain, heavy swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 260, poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Nil Significant Wind and Swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 120715 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 120715UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 256 257 259 261 262 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 120600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 72S 154W 68S 145W 64S 120W 73S 120W 72S 154W, moving east 10kt. Front F1 55S 129W 63S 130W 69S 143W, moving east 15kt. Area A2 bounded by 65S 155E 65S 173E 64S 155W 72S 151W 72S 177W 71S 144E 65S 155E, moving eastnortheast 10kt. Low L1 983hPa expected near 55S 178W by 131200UTC. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 261. Within 1680 nautical miles west of F1 from 55S 129W to 63S 130W: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 257, heavy westerly swell. East of F1 from 55S 129W to 63S 130W: Southwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 256, heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 1080 nautical miles west of F1 from 63S 130W to 69S 143W: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 259, areas of heavy westerly swell. Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 262. Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 11 Apr 2026 UTC 65.9S,160.0E 69.5S,170.0E 69.8S,180.0 69.2S,170.0W 71.3S,160.0W 70.3S,150.0W 70.9S,140.0W 69.6S,130.0W 69.7S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 120715 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 120715UTC Valid until 131200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 256 258 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 120600UTC: Ridge R1 54S 155W 50S 133W 47S 120W, slow moving. Front F1 25S 137W 34S 129W 44S 121W, moving northeast 5kt. Low L1 992hPa near 38S 136W, moving westsouthwest 5kt. Area A1 bounded by 40S 170W 40S 165W 55S 165W 55S 170W 40S 170W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 256, areas of heavy southwest swell. Within 180 nautical miles northeast of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in sector from west through north to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, easing by 121800UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain. Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to west: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 258, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain, areas of heavy swell. Within A1: Northerly 25kt developing by 130600UTC, areas of poor visibility in showers and rain developing by 130600UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First Area bounded by 55S 151W 40S 135W 40S 120W 55S 120W 55S 151W. Within First Area: Heavy southwest swell developing by 141200UTC. Second Area bounded by 55S 120W 55S 145W 49S 120W 55S 120W. Within Second Area: Southwest gale, easing by 150000UTC. Low near 40S 140W, slow moving. Within 300 nautical miles of Low: Clockwise gale, easing by 141200UTC, areas of heavy swell, easing by 141200UTC. Front expected near 32S 168W 41S 168W 48S 168W by 150600UTC, moving southeast. Within 180 nautical miles east of Front: Northerly quarter 30kt to gale.