FQPS01 NFFN 230600

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND

120W

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SEP 230800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL SEP 240600 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1011HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 09.0S 178.0E AT

230600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 EQT 178E 05S 179W TO L1 TO 13S 175W 11S 166. T1 SLOW

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

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA WEST OF

163W. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 ELSEWHERE.



IN THE AREA BETWEEN T1S AND 20S AND WEST OF 173W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST

WINDS UP TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND BETWEEN 175W AND 155W, EXPECT MODERATE

TO HEAVY SOUTHWESTERLY SWELLS.