FQPS01 NFFN 180600

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 OCT 180800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL OCT 190600 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1006HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 14.0S 174.0E AT

180600UTC. POSITION GOOD. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 07S 160E 10S 172E 14S 174E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 FM L TO 13S 175W 15S 164W. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



WEAK TROUGH T3 03S 175W 11S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 12S 167W 15S 155W 25S 140W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 25S 137W 20S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T5.



WEAK TROUGH T6 19S 178W 25S 166W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES

OF T6.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND BETWEEN 165W AND 170E, EXPECT EAST TO

SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.