FQPS01 NFFN 171900

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Sep 172000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



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



 TROUGH T1 06S 160E 08S 175E 20S 172W 22S 163W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



WEAK TROUGH T2 05S 175W 15S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 07S 165W 12S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 15S 165W 20S 143W 25S 133W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH

TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T4 AND BETWEEN 163W AND 150W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST

WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO DAMAGING

HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS