FQPS46 NZKL 230736

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 230736UTC Valid until 241200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 308 312 313



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 230600UTC:

Front F1 55S 168W 61S 160W 70S 153W, moving east 5kt.

Area A1 bounded by 64S 152E 59S 155E 61S 180 66S 179E 64S 152E, moving east 20kt.

Front F2 54S 179E 61S 179E 69S 180, moving east 10kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Within 1260 nautical miles east of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 308, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.

Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Heavy northeast quarter swell at times.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 313.

Within 480 nautical miles east of F2: Northwest 25kt, with gales as in warning 312, heavy northwest quarter swell.

Within 840 nautical miles west of F2: Westerly 25kt, with gales as in warning 312, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, heavy westerly quarter swell.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 23 Sept 2026 UTC

61.6S,160.0E 62.5S,170.0E 64.6S,180.0

64.8S,170.0W 66.6S,160.0W 62.4S,150.0W

63.8S,140.0W 67.3S,130.0W 68.3S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.