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FQPS01 NFFN 211800 AAA

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MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Apr 212000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 009 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Apr 211914

UTC.



IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 20S 163E 22S 165E 24S 165E 24S 162E 20S 163W,

EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS, OVER WATERS ONLY.



AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.



THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING NUMBER 008.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 221800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L1 [1006HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.2S 165.3E AT

211800UTC SLOW MOVING. POSITION POOR.



LOW PRESSURE L2 [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 22.8S 170.6E AT 211800UTC

SLOW MOVING. POSITION POOR



TROUGH T1 20S 160E TO L1 TO 22S 170E TO L2 TO 24S 174E 25S 180. T1

SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES

AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 22S 160E 23S 168E 25S 170E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 08S 166E 10S 170E 13S 180 15S 172W 17S 168W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 13S 152W 20S 148W 25S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T4.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND BETWEEN 160E AND 178E, EXPECT SOUTHEAST

WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND EAST OF 145W, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST

WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS.