FQPS01 NFFN 061800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Feb 062000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 071800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 12.5S 162.0E AT

061800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ 07S 160E 10S 162E TO L. CZ SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ.



TROUGH T1 19S 162E 15S 160E TO L TO 13S 166E 20S 177E 25S 172W. T1

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

FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 EQT 165E 06S 171E 13S 175E 19S 178E. SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 08S 174W 09S 167W 11S 159W 10S 152W. SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 15S 146W 25S 132W. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND EAST OF 145W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.