FQPS01 NFFN 011800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SEP 012000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL SEP 021800 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 02S 160E 05S 163E 06S 165E 04S 171E 03S 175E SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS  WITHIN 13 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 02S 180 04S 176W 06S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 09S 179W 11S 176W 13S 173W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 090 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T3.



TROUGH T4 09S 174W 05S 167W 02S 161W EQT 155W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100

NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



WEAK TROUGH T5 09S 159W 11S 145W 15S 133W 18S 126W 21S 120W SLOW

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

T5.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN 05S AND 20S, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO

25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE EASTERLY SWELLS