FQPS01 NFFN 151800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Sep 152000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Sep 161800 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 06S 160E 08S 170E 10S 175E 12S 180 15S 175W 18S 170W SLOW

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

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF 180E OF T1.

ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 08S 176E 07S 180 05S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



WEAK TROUGH T3 08S 170W 10S 155W 14S 148W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 100

NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



WEAK TROUGH T4 15S 165W 18S 160W 21S 154W SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

080 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1 AND WEST OF 173W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20

TO 25 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN OF 165W AND 145W, EXPECT

MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.