FQPS46 NZKL 290639

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 290639UTC Valid until 301200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 420 421 422 423



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 290600UTC:

Ridge R1 60S 139W 58S 133W 55S 129W, moving east 20kt.

Area A1 bounded by 75S 135W 76S 162E 69S 161E 67S 171E 69S 145W 75S 135W, slow moving.

Front F1 55S 166W 65S 151W 69S 150W 73S 149W, moving east 40kt.

Low L1 969hPa near 66S 172E, moving northnortheast 5kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

East of R1: Southwest quarter 25kt.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 423.

Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 1080 nautical miles west of F1 from 55S 166W to 65S 151W: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 422.

Within 540 nautical miles west of F1 from 65S 151W to 73S 149W: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 420.

West of F1: Heavy westerly quarter swell.

Within 480 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to west: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 421.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 29 Mar 2026 UTC

66.4S,160.0E 71.0S,170.0E 75.2S,180.0

71.1S,170.0W 71.8S,160.0W 72.2S,150.0W

71.8S,140.0W 70.6S,130.0W 68.3S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.