FQPS46 NZKL 080749

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 080749UTC Valid until 091200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 118 121 122 123



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 080600UTC:

Front F1 64S 165W 60S 144W 53S 119W, slow moving.

Area A1 bounded by 63S 180 61S 132W 67S 132W 69S 177E 63S 180, slow moving.

Low L1 953hPa near 61S 171W, moving eastnortheast 15kt.

Low L2 961hPa near 54S 177E, moving northeast 30kt.

Front F2 expected near 52S 164E 59S 168E 65S 157E by 081800UTC, then moving east 35kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Northwest of F1 from 60S 144W to 53S 119W: Northwest quarter 25kt, easing by 090600UTC, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy northwest quarter swell, easing by 091200UTC.

Within 240 nautical miles southeast of F1 from 64S 165W to 60S 144W: Easterly quarter 25kt, easing by 090600UTC.

Within 240 nautical miles southeast of F1 from 60S 144W to 53S 119W: Areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell, easing by 090600UTC.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 123.

Within 420 nautical miles of L1 in sector from southeast through southwest to northeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 121, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

Within 720 nautical miles of L2 in sector from south through west to east: Clockwise 25kt, with storms and gales as in warnings 118, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

Within 360 nautical miles of L2 in southeast quadrant: Clockwise 25kt, with storms and gales as in warning 118, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

West of F2: Westerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 122, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 08 Jun 2026 UTC

62.0S,160.0E 62.7S,170.0E 65.2S,180.0

63.8S,170.0W 63.1S,160.0W 63.2S,150.0W

63.7S,140.0W 65.5S,130.0W 66.2S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.