FQPS46 NZKL 201941

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 201941UTC Valid until 211200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 398 400 402



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 201800UTC:

Front F1 55S 144W 59S 145W 66S 148W, moving east 15kt.

Area A1 bounded by 68S 160E 62S 160E 61S 176E 61S 175W 61S 155W 69S 152W 68S 160E, slow moving.

Low L1 974hPa near 59S 156W, moving east 15kt.

Trough T1 55S 167W 57S 172W 59S 178W, moving east 30kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

East of F1: Northerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 398, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

West of F1: Areas of heavy swell.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 402.

Within 360 nautical miles of L1 in northwest semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 400, easing, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, easing.

Within 900 nautical miles west of T1: Westerly 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 20 Jul 2026 UTC

62.4S,160.0E 62.9S,170.0E 64.5S,180.0

65.4S,170.0W 64.3S,160.0W 61.8S,150.0W

62.3S,140.0W 63.8S,130.0W 65.4S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.