FQPS46 NZKL 031932

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 031932UTC Valid until 041200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 086 087 089 090 091 092



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 031800UTC:

Trough T1 62S 145W 69S 132W 69S 120W, moving southeast 30kt.

Low L1 984hPa near 54S 120W, moving eastsoutheast 35kt.

Area A1 bounded by 62S 160E 60S 174W 56S 148W 67S 123W 71S 131W 65S 160E 62S 160E, slow moving.

Low L2 955hPa near 53S 156W, moving eastsoutheast 30kt.

Ridge R1 40S 160E 55S 160E 69S 174E, moving eastnortheast 30kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Within 1140 nautical miles northeast of T1: Areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.

Within 360 nautical miles northeast of T1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 087.

Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in western semicircle: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 086, heavy swell.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 092.

Within 360 nautical miles of L2 in sector from southeast through southwest to north: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 089, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

Within 780 nautical miles of L2 in sector from north through east to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

Northeast of R1: Southerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warnings 090 091, areas of heavy southerly quarter swell.

West of R1 from 55S 160E to 69S 174E: Westerly quarter 25kt.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 03 Aug 2026 UTC

62.1S,160.0E 62.9S,170.0E 64.7S,180.0

64.4S,170.0W 63.5S,160.0W 60.2S,150.0W

63.0S,140.0W 67.0S,130.0W 68.3S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.