FQPS01 NFFN 031800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AUG 032000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL AUG 041800 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 11S 160E 10S 165E 05S 170E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 07S 160E 06S 163E 04S 166E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 08S 171E 15S 172W 20S 164W 25S 159W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 08S 178W 04S 170W EQT 161W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 07S 158W 10S 155W 12S 150W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.



TROUGH T6 14S 144W 13S 138W 16S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S, AND WEST OF 178E, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20

TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND EAST OF 140W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.