FQPS01 NFFN 170600

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR to 25S between 160E and

120W

issued by Fiji Meteorological Service Apr 170800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 180600 UTC.



 CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 03S 160E 06S 175E 07S 170W 15S 155W 25S 141W

SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES

AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 10S 148W 06S 135W 05S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2.



TROUGH T1 11S 160E 21S 170E 25S 176E. T1 MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 10

KNOTS. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 13S 175E 16S 179E 25S 177E. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



SOUTH OF 21S AND WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2, EXPECT NORTHERLY

WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 22S, MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.