FQPS01 NFFN 111800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AUG 112000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL AUG 121800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1009HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 04.0S 165.0E AT

111800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 09S 160E TO L TO 08S 175E 06S 170W EQT 160W. T1 SLOW

MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 EQT 170E 03S 171E TO L. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 09S 163W 16S 145W 25S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T3.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 08S AND BETWEEN 175W AND 140W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST

WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO DAMAGING HEAVY

SOUTHERLY SWELLS.