FQPS01 NFFN 271800

PART 1 OF 2

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE JAN 272000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 036 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI JAN 271914

UTC.



IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 08S 170E 08S 172E 10S 172E 10S 170E 08S 172E,

EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY  WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY.



AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.



THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 035.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL JAN 281800 UTC.



 TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TD07F CENTER [998HPA] ANALYSED NEAR 15.1S

170.2E AT 271800UTC. POSITION POOR. TD07F SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1004HPA] ANALYSED NEAR 18.0S 172.0W AT

271800UTC. POSITION POOR. L1 SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTER [1006HPA] ANALYSED NEAR 24.0S 172.0W AT

271800UTC. POSITION POOR. L2 SLOW MOVING.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 02S 162E 05S 167E TO TD07F TO 21S 174E SLOW

MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND

SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 04S 177E 10S 173W 15S 162W 20S 158W 25S 159W

SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND

SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2. WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2.



TROUGH T1 FM L1 TO 18S 162W. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



WEAK TROUGH T2 FM L1 TO L2 TO 25S 172W SLOW MOVING. T2 SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.