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FQPS01 NFFN 220600

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 Apr 220800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGGALE WARNING 011 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Apr 220651

UTC.



IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 21S 163E 22S 165E 25S 165E 25S 163E 21S 163E,

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



AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.



THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING NUMBER 010.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 230600 UTC.



 LOW L1 [1006HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.0S 161.0E AT 220600UTC SLOW

MOVING. POSITION POOR.



LOW L2 [1006HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.0S 170.0E AT 220600UTC SLOW

MOVING. POSITION POOR.



LOW L3 [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 24.0S 176.0E AT 220600UTC SLOW

MOVING. POSITION POOR.



TROUGH T1 15S 164E TO L1 TO L2 TO 25S 179E. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 05S 160E 07S 163E 09S 169E 09S 171E SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN

130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 EQ 166E 05S 169E 07S 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 13S 173E 15S 178E 19S 176W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 06S 176E 12S 177W 13S 175W 14S 172W 14S 168W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.



TROUGH T6 14S 155W 20S 147W 25S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150

NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND BETWEEN 160E AND 175E, 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 EASTERLY WINDS 20

TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS.