FQPS01 NFFN 281800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Dec 282000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Dec 291800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1006HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 12.5S 171.0W AT

281800UTC. POSITION POOR. L1 SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTER [1009HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 15.2S 161.1W AT

281800UTC. POSITION POOR. L2 SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 05S 160E 09S 165E 14S 170E 20S 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 13S 160E 15S 165E 20S 170E 25S 173E SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 16S 176E 19S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 040

NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 09S 175E 07S 180 08S 175W 10S 171W TO L1. T4 SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 FM L1 TO 13S 169W 10S 166W 07S 165W. T5 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.



TROUGH T6 16S 174W 15S 165W 12S 160W SLOW MOVING. T6 SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.



TROUGH T7 08S 164W 11S 160W 14S 158W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130

NAUTICAL MILES OF T7.



TROUGH T8 FM L2 TO 18S 153W 21S 150W 25S 146W. T8 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T8.



TROUGH T9 08S 145W 10S 148W 13S 150W 17S 152W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 110 NAUTICAL MILES OF T9.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND WEST OF 180, EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO

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

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN 10S AND 14S AND BETWEEN 173W AND 167W, EXPECT

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.