FQPS01 NFFN 281800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SEP 282000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL SEP 291800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1009 HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 05.0S 171.0E AT

280600 UTC. L SLOW MOVING. POSITION POOR.



TROUGH T1 09S 160E 11S 163E 14S 167E 18S 173E SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 100

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 12S 172E 07S 171E TO L TO 03S 173E EQT 177E SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 12S 175E 14S 180 15S 177W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITHIN 080 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T3.



TROUGH T4 04S 170W 06S 168W 08S 165W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140

NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



COLD FRONT CF 16S 150W 20S 140W 25S 132W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

IN SOME SHOWERS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF CF.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 09S AND WEST OF CF, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO

30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S, BETWEEN 150W AND CF, EXPECT MODERATE TO

HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.