Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-13 15:40:47 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 130600 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 130800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGNIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 140600 UTC. TROUGH T1 19S 160E 20S 165E 20S 167E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 16S 160E 16S 161E 15S 164E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 11S 176E 12S 178W 13S 171W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 10S 180 10S 175W 10S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. TROUGH T5 15S 169W 18S 166W 20S 165W 23S 166W 25S 167W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5. TROUGH T6 05S 170W 08S 164W 10S 160W 13S 154W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6. TROUGH T7 04S 135W 05S 130W 06S 125W 08S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T7. STATIONARY FRONT SF018S 148W 22S 141W 25S 136W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF SF. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 130755 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 130755UTC Valid until 141200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 130600UTC: Front F1 29S 169E 34S 174E 46S 179E, moving eastnortheast 15kt. Area A1 bounded by 31S 169E 40S 175E 40S 163E 31S 169E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 480 nautical miles southwest of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Areas of poor visibility in rain. Within A1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: West of the North Island: Southwest 30kt to gale, easing by 150000UTC and areas of heavy southwest quarter swell, easing by 151200UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 130755 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 130755UTC Valid until 141200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 290 291 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 130600UTC: Front F1 40S 173W 45S 173W 48S 174W, moving south 15kt, weakening by 140000UTC. Low L1 979hPa near 53S 179W, moving southsoutheast 10kt. Area A1 bounded by 40S 163E 40S 170E 49S 160E 45S 160E 40S 163E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, easing by 140000UTC, areas of fog developing by 140000UTC. Within 540 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of heavy swell, easing by 140000UTC. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from north through east to southwest: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 290, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell. Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southwest through northwest to north: Areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 131200UTC, areas of heavy swell. Within A1: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warning 291, heavy westerly quarter swell at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: West of South Island: westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times and heavy westerly quarter swell at times. First low developing near 50S 171E by 151200UTC, moving eastsoutheast. in a broad northern semicircle about first low: clockwise 30kt to gale at times. Second Low expected near 50S 164E by 170000UTC, moving east. In a broad sector from southeast through southwest to northeast about second low: clockwise 30kt to gale and areas of heavy swell. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 130755 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 130755UTC Valid until 141200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 286 288 289 290 292 293 294 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 130600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 71S 141W 67S 138W 66S 120W 70S 119W 71S 141W, moving east 20kt. Front F1 65S 126W 67S 130W 69S 138W, moving northeast 15kt, weakening by 140600UTC. Front F2 57S 150W 61S 142W 66S 136W, moving eastnortheast 45kt. Area A2 bounded by 70S 173E 62S 177W 63S 149W 73S 141W 70S 173E, moving east 20kt. Low L1 957hPa near 67S 145W, moving northeast 25kt. Ridge R1 55S 159W 60S 166W 70S 175E, moving east 10kt. Front F3 53S 167E 56S 177W 55S 165W, moving southeast 10kt. Area A3 bounded by 70S 173E 68S 133E 64S 137E 67S 175E 70S 173E, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 292. Within 120 nautical miles southeast of F1: Easterly quarter 25kt. Northeast of F2: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 286. Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 293. Within 600 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to northeast: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 288. East of R1: Areas of heavy swell. Within 1260 nautical miles west of R1 from 55S 159W to 60S 166W: Areas of fog, areas of heavy swell developing by 131800UTC. Within 540 nautical miles east of R1 from 55S 159W to 60S 166W: Areas of fog, easing by 140000UTC. Within 180 nautical miles north of F3: Northerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 290, easing by 131800UTC. Within 180 nautical miles south of F3: Easterly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 289. Within A3: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 294. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 13 Apr 2026 UTC 66.0S,160.0E 69.6S,170.0E 69.8S,180.0 69.1S,170.0W 70.7S,160.0W 70.1S,150.0W 70.7S,140.0W 69.2S,130.0W 69.7S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 130755 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 130755UTC Valid until 141200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 286 287 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 130600UTC: Ridge R1 55S 157W 47S 130W 40S 117W, moving northeast 5kt. Low L1 996hPa near 40S 141W, moving east 5kt. Area A1 bounded by 38S 170W 39S 165W 55S 163W 55S 170W 38S 170W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Southeast of R1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 286, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in southern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 287, easing by 141200UTC, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 140000UTC, areas of heavy swell, easing by 140600UTC. Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to east: Clockwise 25kt. Within A1: Northerly 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain developing by 131800UTC, areas of heavy swell developing by 131800UTC. Outlook for the following 72 hours: First front about 45S 131W 50S 122W 57S 116W, moving northeast. southwest of first front: southwest quarter 30kt to gale. In a very broad area west of first front: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Second front expected near 33S 167W 42S 166W 53S 167W by 151200UTC, moving southeast. In a small area east of second front: 30kt to gale. Low expected near 52S 172W by 161200UTC, moving eastsoutheast. In a moderate northern semicircle about low centre: clockwise 30kt to gale at times.