FQPS01 NFFN 050600

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 Aug 050800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Aug 060600 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 15S 171E 18S 178E 25S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



WEAK TROUGH T2 15S 175E 08S 170W 12S 155S 20S 147W 25S 142W SLOW

MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN 177E AND 175W, EXPECT NORTHERLY

TO WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 09S AND BETWEEN 179W AND 143W, EXPECT MODERATE

TO DAMAGING HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.