FQPS01 NFFN 251800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 252000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 261800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 15.0S 174.0W AT

251800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 02S 160E 05S 170E 10S 180 TO L TO 20S 166W 25S 155W SLOW

MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 05S 177W 10S 172W 15S 167W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES

OF T2.



TROUGH T3 05S 164W 15S 160W 25S 147W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 05S 157W 10S 155W 16S 149W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 18S 176W 22S 176W 25S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T5.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND BETWEEN 170E AND 140W, EXPECT EAST TO

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND EAST OF 140W, EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY

SOUTHERLY SWELLS.