Bulletinset for METAREA 14 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-17 10:25:29 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA ISLANDS ============================ FQPS01 NFFN 170600 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 May 170800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGNIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 180600 UTC. TROUGH T1 05S 160E 07S 170E 10S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 15S 175E 14S 170W 20S 152W 25S 143W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 16S 133W 25S 134W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3. TROUGH T4 20S 168E 23S 175E 25S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. COLD FRONT CF 17S 175W 20S 160W 25S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CF. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF CF, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND WEST OF 175W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND EAST OF 145W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SUBTROPIC ============================ FQPS43 NZKL 170727 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 170727UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 170600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 25S 176E 25S 178W 35S 176W 34S 176E 25S 176E, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Poor visibility in showers at times. Outlook for the following 72 hours: North of 31S and west of 178E: easterly quarter winds 30kt to gale developing by 200000 UTC, heavy easterly quarter swell developing by 200600 UTC. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA FORTIES ============================ FQPS44 NZKL 170727 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 170727UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL Part 2 - Situation analysis at 170600UTC: Ridge R1 47S 160E 47S 176E 47S 170W, slow moving. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. South of R1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in rain. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge along 44S, moving east. South of ridge: westerly quarter 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. West of South Island: northerly quarter 30kt to gale at times. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA SOUTHERN ============================ FQPS46 NZKL 170727 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 170727UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 370 373 374 375 376 377 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 170600UTC: Area A1 bounded by 63S 160E 59S 147W 68S 128W 67S 160E 63S 160E, slow moving. Front F1 55S 134W 61S 130W 67S 131W, moving east 10kt. Low L1 956hPa near 63S 140W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt. Front F2 55S 178E 60S 178E 64S 168E, moving east 20kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within A1: Westerly 25kt, heavy ice accretion as in warning 377. Within 180 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 370. West of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 374 375 376, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Within 300 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 373. Within 600 nautical miles west of F2: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 180000UTC. Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 17 May 2026 UTC 63.6S,160.0E 66.5S,170.0E 66.7S,180.0 67.1S,170.0W 66.9S,160.0W 67.9S,150.0W 67.4S,140.0W 67.0S,130.0W 67.0S,120.0W Ice edge not for navigational purposes. ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA PACIFIC ============================ FQPS45 NZKL 170727 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR PACIFIC Area from 25S to 55S and 170W to 120W. Issued by Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington issued at 170727UTC Valid until 181200UTC. Part 1 - WARNINGS WARNINGS IN FORCE: 370 371 372 374 375 Part 2 - Situation analysis at 170600UTC: Front F1 32S 152W 47S 136W 55S 134W, moving northeast 35kt. Front F2 25S 145W 31S 138W 43S 135W, moving southeast 25kt. Part 3 - Forecast: Refer to latest warnings. Within 1440 nautical miles southwest of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warnings 372 374 375, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell. Within 240 nautical miles east of F1 from 47S 136W to 55S 134W: Northerly 30kt, with gales as in warning 370. Northeast of F2: Areas of poor visibility in showers. Within 360 nautical miles east of F2 from 31S 138W to 43S 135W: Northerly 30kt, with gales as in warning 371. Within 240 nautical miles west of F2 from 31S 138W to 43S 135W: Southwest 25kt, areas of poor visibility in showers. Outlook for the following 72 hours: Ridge near 45S 170W extending northeast. Southeast of ridge: westerly quarter winds 30kt to gale at times, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell. Northwest of ridge: easterly quarter winds 30kt to gale developing by 201200 UTC, heavy easterly quarter swell developing by 210000 UTC.