FQPS01 NFFN 290600 AAA

UPDATED



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 Jan 290800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGGALE WARNING 043 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Jan 290705

UTC.



TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD07F CENTRE [998HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 24.7S

173.5E AT 290600UTC. TD07F MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. POSITION

POOR.



WITHIN 040 TO 100 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY FROM TD07F CENTRE IN THE SECTOR

FROM EAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST, EXPECT CLOCKWISE WINDS UP

TO 45 KNOTS.



AREA OF GALES MOVING WITH THE DEPRESSION.



THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 041.



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GALE WARNING 044 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Jan 290711 UTC.



IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 23S 176E 24S 177E 25S 177E 25S 175E 23S 176E,

EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS.



AREA OF GALES MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS.



THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 042.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jan 300600 UTC.



 TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD07F CENTRE [998HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 24.7S

173.5E AT 290600UTC. TD07F MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. POSITION

POOR.



LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1004HPA] ANALYSED NEAR 16.2S 177.1W AT

290600UTC. POSITION POOR. L1 SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTER [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 22.1S 168.3W AT

290600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 08S 160E 07S 165E 10S 170E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 04S 173E 15S 176W TO TD07F TO 25S 174E. T2 SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 11S 174W 12S 170W TO L1. CZ1 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1.



TROUGH T3 FM L1 TO 20S 165W TO L2 TO 25S 166W. T3 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 12S 152W 16S 145 24S 135W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF CZ1 AND EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY TO

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS.



WITHIN 200 NAUTICAL MILES OUTSIDE GALE WARNING 043 AREA, EXPECT

NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY

ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS.