FQPS46 NZKL 280651

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 280651UTC Valid until 291200UTC.



Part 1 - WARNINGS

WARNINGS IN FORCE: 539 540 541 542 543 544



Part 2 - Situation analysis at 280600UTC:

Area A1 bounded by 60S 148W 62S 120W 69S 120W 63S 170W 60S 148W, moving southsoutheast 10kt.

Low L1 954hPa near 55S 146W, moving east 30kt.

Front F1 60S 170W 56S 164W 52S 160W, moving eastsoutheast 30kt.

Area A2 bounded by 60S 148E 61S 165E 66S 172E 66S 147E 60S 148E, moving east 10kt.

Low L2 934hPa near 62S 166E, moving east 15kt.



Part 3 - Forecast:

Refer to latest warnings.

Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 543.

Within 540 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warning 539, areas of poor visibility in precipitation, areas of heavy swell.

Northwest of F1: Northwest quarter 25kt, areas of fog, with poor visibility in precipitation developing by 290000UTC, areas of heavy northwest quarter swell.

Within A2: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 544 developing by 281200UTC.

Within 840 nautical miles of L2 in sector from southwest through northwest to southeast: Clockwise 25kt, with gales as in warnings 540 541 542, areas of heavy swell.



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

62.2S,160.0E 62.4S,170.0E 64.2S,180.0

63.5S,170.0W 63.2S,160.0W 62.7S,150.0W

62.6S,140.0W 66.5S,130.0W 68.1S,120.0W

Ice edge not for navigational purposes.