FQPS46 NZKL 241920
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 241920UTC Valid until 251200UTC.

Part 1 - WARNINGS
WARNINGS IN FORCE: 475 478 479

Part 2 - Situation analysis at 241800UTC:
Area A1 bounded by 61S 160E 61S 155W 66S 120W 70S 120W 69S 160E 61S 160E, slow moving.
Low L1 960hPa near 54S 130W, moving southsoutheast 30kt, deepening by 250000UTC.
Trough T1 55S 169W 51S 175W 48S 176E, moving eastnortheast 25kt.

Part 3 - Forecast:
Refer to latest warnings.
Within A1: Heavy ice accretion as in warning 479.
Within 360 nautical miles of L1: Clockwise 25kt at times, with storms and gales as in warning 475, poor visibility in precipitation at times, heavy swell at times.
Within 840 nautical miles southwest of T1: Southwest quarter 25kt at times, with gales as in warning 478, areas of heavy southwest quarter swell.

Southern Ice Edge between 160E and 120W issued 24 Oct 2026 UTC
62.4S,160.0E 62.6S,170.0E 64.3S,180.0
64.0S,170.0W 63.0S,160.0W 62.8S,150.0W
63.3S,140.0W 66.7S,130.0W 68.8S,120.0W
Ice edge not for navigational purposes.