FQPS01 NFFN 171800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Jan 172000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jan 181800 UTC.



 WEAK LOW PRESSURE L [1007HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 09.0S 178.0E

AT 171800UTC. POSITION POOR . L SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 07S 170E 09S 177E TO L 10S 180 12S 170W. T1 SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWER, HEAVY AT TIMESS AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 135 NAUTICAL MILES T1.



TROUGH T2 13S 162W 16S 154W 20S 146W 22S 140W 25S 131W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES BETWEEN OF T2.



TROUGH T3 13S 150W 15S 145W 17S 140W 19S 135W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



IN THE AREA NORTH OF 07S AND WEST OF 140W, EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS

20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS, HEAVY AT

TIMES.