FQPS46 NZKL 211844

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 211844UTC Valid until 221200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 211800UTC:

Front F1 62S 120W 69S 134W 69S 157W, moving eastnortheast 35kt.

Front F2 59S 141W 61S 155W 61S 171W, moving southsoutheast 15kt.

Ridge R1 62S 149W 65S 161W 69S 169W, moving east 25kt.

Front F3 42S 173E 46S 179W 51S 178W, moving eastnortheast 35kt.

Low L1 981hPa near 60S 180, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Within 540 nautical miles north of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt at times.

Within 120 nautical miles south of F2: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 540 nautical miles north of F2: Northwest 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 480 nautical miles southeast of R1: Areas of heavy swell.

Within 1140 nautical miles southwest of F3: Southwest 30kt at times, heavy swell at times.

Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to east: Clockwise 25kt.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 21 Feb 2025 UTC

69.0S,160.0E 71.4S,170.0E 77.9S,180.0

78.1S,170.0W 70.3S,160.0W 71.9S,150.0W

69.5S,140.0W 72.6S,130.0W 73.8S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.