FQPS01 NFFN 281800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAR 282000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL MAR 291800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 13.0S 175.0W AT

281800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 12S 175E TO L TO 25S 151W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T1.



WEAK TROUGH T2 18S 169W 25S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 11S 165E 09S 180 18S 158W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 08S 160W 17S 150W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN 177E AND 150W, EXPECT SOUTHERLY

TO NORTHWEST WINDS UPTO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE

SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND BETWEEN 171E AND 159W, EXPECT

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.