FQPS01 NFFN 181800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AUG 182000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL AUG 191800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 04.9S 164.2E AT

181800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTRE [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 08.2S 168.3E AT

181800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING



TROUGH T1 EQT 170E 03S 168E TO L1 TO 08S 163E TO L2 TO 10S 170E 09S

175E 08S 180 05S 178W 03S 175W 01S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

160 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 10S 178E 11S 180 13S 175W 15S 170W 18S 160W 20S 154W 25S

145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITHIN 100

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



WEAK TROUGH T3 12S 159W 15S 155W 20S 150W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



WEAK TOUGH T4 11S 132W 15S 125W 18S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND WEST OF T2, EXPECT SOUTH TO

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

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 22S AND BETWEEN 165W AND 135W, EXPECT SOUTHWEST

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

SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 14S AND EAST OF 144W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.