FQPS01 NFFN 170600

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 Feb 170800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 180600 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 19S 160E 22S 166E 25S 171E. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

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

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 12S 160E 18S 168E 21S 172E 25S 174E. SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 EQT 162E 12S 166E. SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 23S 170W 21S 159W 23S 151W 25S 147W. SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND BETWEEN T1 AND T2, EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY

WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.