FQPS46 NZKL 061818

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 061818UTC Valid until 071200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 078



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 061800UTC:

Front F1 55S 164W 59S 159W 65S 152W, moving east 35kt.

Front F2 expected near 51S 173E 55S 178E 58S 178W by 070600UTC, then moving eastsoutheast 25kt.

Low L1 958hPa near 66S 166E, moving east 5kt.

Front F3 expected near 54S 162E 56S 162E 59S 162E by 070600UTC, then moving east 25kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Within 360 nautical miles northeast of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt at times, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 420 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 420 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest 30kt at times, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in northern semicircle: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 078.

West of F3: Westerly 30kt at times.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 06 Feb 2026 UTC

63.8S,160.0E 69.3S,170.0E 70.3S,180.0

71.3S,170.0W 73.1S,160.0W 72.6S,150.0W

72.7S,140.0W 70.4S,130.0W 69.6S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.