FQPS46 NZKL 150841

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 150841UTC Valid until 161200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 239 240 242 243 244 245 246 247



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 150600UTC:

Area A1 bounded by 71S 151W 63S 136W 69S 118W 71S 151W, slow moving.

Low L1 966hPa near 62S 139W, moving eastsoutheast 30kt.

Area A2 bounded by 70S 159E 66S 160E 64S 170W 68S 145W 72S 151W 70S 159E, slow moving.

Low L2 970hPa near 73S 177W, moving eastsoutheast 10kt.

Front F1 55S 177E 60S 171E 68S 159E, moving east 20kt.

Low L3 948hPa expected near 68S 167E by 160600UTC, then moving east 30kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Throughout area: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 246.

Within 660 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 30kt, with storms and gales as in warnings 239 240 242 243, areas of heavy swell.

Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 247.

Within 360 nautical miles of L2 in northwest semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, easing by 160600UTC, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing by 160600UTC.

Within 960 nautical miles east of F1: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 244, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.

West of F1: Westerly quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 245, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.

Within 300 nautical miles of L3: Clockwise 30kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, heavy swell at times.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 15 Apr 2025 UTC

67.7S,160.0E 69.5S,170.0E 70.6S,180.0

70.4S,170.0W 69.2S,160.0W 70.1S,150.0W

69.9S,140.0W 68.8S,130.0W 68.5S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.