FQPS46 NZKL 210706

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 210706UTC Valid until 221200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 409 411 412 413



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 210600UTC:

Trough T1 61S 107W 61S 123W 64S 136W, moving south 30kt.

Area A1 bounded by 61S 176W 57S 142W 69S 118W 66S 170E 61S 176W, slow moving.

Low L1 961hPa near 52S 151W, moving eastsoutheast 15kt.

Front F1 55S 175E 62S 174E 68S 167E, moving east 20kt.

Front F2 expected near 61S 160E 54S 166E 47S 163E by 221200UTC.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

South of T1: Westerly quarter 25kt, with storms and gales as in warning 409, areas of heavy westerly quarter swell.

North of T1: Northerly quarter 25kt at times, poor visibility in precipitation at times, heavy northwest quarter swell at times.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 413.

Within 720 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 411, poor visibility in precipitation at times, areas of heavy swell.

Within 240 nautical miles east of F1: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of poor visibility in precipitation developing by 211800UTC.

West of F1: Westerly quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 412, heavy westerly quarter swell developing by 220000UTC.

Within 240 nautical miles west of F1: Areas of poor visibility in precipitation developing by 211800UTC.

West of F2: Northerly quarter 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation.



Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 21 Oct 2026 UTC

62.1S,160.0E 62.7S,170.0E 64.6S,180.0

64.2S,170.0W 64.1S,160.0W 63.1S,150.0W

62.9S,140.0W 66.6S,130.0W 68.5S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.