Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-04 01:59:14 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 031900 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Apr 032000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 001 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Apr 031854 UTC. IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 10S 175E 10S 177E 12S 177E 12S 175E 10S 175E, EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING. THIS IS THE FIRST WARNING ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 041800 UTC. LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1000HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 11.8S 171.5E AT 031800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTRE [1009HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 22.0S 169.0E AT 031800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING TROUGH T1 02S 160E 03S 165E 06S 170E 10S 174E TO L1. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 02S 160E 03S 165E 05S 174E 10S 176E 15S 175E 18S 173E 15S 170E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 14S 168E 19S 172E 18S 175E 15S 180 10S 175W 09S 169W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 21S 178W 22S 170W TO L2 TO 25S 166W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 08S 148W 10S 140W 15S 130W 18S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND WEST OF 178W, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN 178W AND 165W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 031925 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 031925UTC Valid until 041200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 031800UTC: Front F1 26S 174W 27S 171W 28S 170W, slow moving. Front F2 25S 178E 27S 173E 29S 169E, slow moving. Area A1 bounded by 36S 165E 40S 170E 40S 163E 36S 165E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 360 nautical miles south of F1: Southeast quarter 25kt. Within 240 nautical miles northwest of F2: Easterly quarter 25kt at times, poor visibility in rain at times. Within A1: Areas of poor visibility in rain developing by 040000UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Nil Significant. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 031925 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 031925UTC Valid until 041200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 055 056 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 031800UTC: Front F1 45S 172E 51S 177E 55S 179W, slow moving. Front F2 39S 161E 42S 165E 48S 173E, moving northeast 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warnings 055 056. Within 780 nautical miles west of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 056, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 60 nautical miles of F2: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front 46S 176E 52S 171W 55S 168W, moving east. Within 1140 nautical miles west of Front: Areas of heavy swell. Within 540 nautical miles west of Front from 52S 171W to 55S 168W: Westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 031925 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 031925UTC Valid until 041200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 052 053 054 055 056 057 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 031800UTC: Area A1 bounded by 64S 160E 68S 162W 73S 156W 73S 160E 64S 160E, slow moving. Ridge R1 55S 158W 61S 158W 66S 156W, moving east 35kt. Front F1 54S 163W 60S 165W 65S 172W 68S 179W, moving east 40kt. Front F2 48S 174E 56S 178W 66S 168W, slow moving. Low L1 958hPa near 67S 169E, moving eastnortheast 35kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 057. Within 1380 nautical miles east of R1: Westerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warnings 052 053, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 180 nautical miles southeast of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 054, poor visibility in precipitation. Within 600 nautical miles northwest of F1 from 54S 163W to 65S 172W: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 055, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 1260 nautical miles west of F2: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 056, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 240 nautical miles of L1 in sector from east through south to north: Clockwise 30kt at times. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 03 Apr 2026 UTC 65.5S,160.0E 70.8S,170.0E 70.4S,180.0 70.4S,170.0W 71.6S,160.0W 71.4S,150.0W 71.9S,140.0W 70.6S,130.0W 68.2S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 031925 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 031925UTC Valid until 041200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 052 053 055 056 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 031800UTC: Trough T1 24S 152W 34S 141W 39S 120W 39S 119W, slow moving. Ridge R1 39S 170W 39S 142W 41S 120W, moving east 30kt. Front F1 44S 151W 49S 140W 55S 130W, moving east 55kt. Front F2 28S 170W 30S 156W 33S 139W, slow moving. Ridge R2 48S 160W 50S 159W 55S 158W, moving east 40kt. Low L1 1010hPa near 25S 166W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles of T1: Poor visibility in rain at times. South of R1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 660 nautical miles north of R1 from 39S 170W to 39S 142W: Areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. Within 840 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 052. Within 1080 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 052 053. Within 420 nautical miles south of F2: Easterly 30kt at times. West of R2: Westerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warnings 055 056, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Within 540 nautical miles of L1 in southeast semicircle: Areas of poor visibility in rain, areas of heavy swell. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Front 36S 132W 46S 122W 55S 117W, moving east. West of Front: Areas of heavy swell. West of Front from 46S 122W to 55S 117W: Westerly 30kt to gale. Trough expected near 28S 165W 34S 152W 44S 139W by 070000UTC, then moving eastsoutheast. Within 360 nautical miles northeast of Trough from 34S 152W to 44S 139W: Northerly 30kt to gale developing by 071200UTC. Within 420 nautical miles southwest of Trough: Southeast quarter 30kt to gale.