FQPS01 NFFN 311800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Aug 312000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Sep 011800 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 06S 160E 10S 173E 19S 175W 25S 168W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA WEST OF 177E. ELSEWHERE,

POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 EQT 170E 02S 176E 02S 173W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T2.



TROUGH T3 06S 170W 04S 160W EQT 151W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T3.



WEAK TROUGH T4 11S 175W 11S 145W 16S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 060 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN 02S AND 20S AND EAST OF 150W, EXPECT EAST TO

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

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN 08S AND 20S AND WEST OF 175W, EXPECT

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 22S AND WEST OF 178E, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND EAST OF 145W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.