FQPS01 NFFN 081800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SEP 082000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL SEP 091800 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 08S 160E EQT 173E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 12S 169E 04S 175E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 07S 180 06S 170W EQT 155W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 18S 136W 25S 128W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 14S AND WEST OF 170E, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20

TO 25 KNOTS WITH ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO

24 HOURS.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN 150W AND T4, AND SOUTH OF 18S EXPECT

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.