FQPS01 NFFN 091800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAR 092000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL MAR 101800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 15.4S 175.0E AT

091800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 09S 160E 09S 175E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 04S 175E 11S 176W 15S 171W 23S 169W 25S 169W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



WEAK TROUGH T3 13S 170E TO L TO 19S 176E. T3 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 060

NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



WEAK TROUGH T4 18S 177W 25S 173W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 14S 163W 11S 155W 12S 150W 16S 143W 22S 137W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN 10S AND 20S, AND EAST OF 165W, EXPECT EASTERLY

WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S, AND WEST OF 163E, EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY

WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.



IN THE AREA EAST OF 130W, EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.