FQPS46 NZKL 281840

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 281840UTC Valid until 291200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 408 409 410 411 412



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 281800UTC:

Front F1 55S 145W 62S 141W 67S 140W, moving east 10kt.

Low L1 922hPa near 65S 150W, moving southsoutheast 30kt.

Area A1 bounded by 59S 160E 59S 180 59S 164W 68S 152W 65S 160E 59S 160E, slow moving.

Front F2 55S 167E 61S 160E 65S 151E, moving east 25kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Within 420 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 30kt, areas of fog.

Within 540 nautical miles west of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, with gales as in warning 409.

Within 600 nautical miles of L1 in sector from northwest through northeast to south: Clockwise 30kt, with gales as in warning 408.

Within 300 nautical miles of L1 in sector from south through west to northwest: Clockwise 25kt.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 412.

West of F2: Southwest quarter 30kt, with gales as in warning 410, heavy southwest swell developing by 291200UTC.

Within 1620 nautical miles east of F2: Southwest quarter 30kt at times, with gales as in warnings 409 410 411, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 28 Sept 2026 UTC

61.8S,160.0E 62.4S,170.0E 64.3S,180.0

65.2S,170.0W 66.2S,160.0W 67.3S,150.0W

63.3S,140.0W 67.7S,130.0W 68.3S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.