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FQPS01 NFFN 221800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Apr 222000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 013 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Apr 221905
UTC.

IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 21S 160E 23S 165E 22S 168E 25S 169E 25S 163E
21S 160E, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY.

AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.

THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING NUMBER 012.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 231800 UTC.

 LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTER [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 20.0S 162.0E AT
221800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.

LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTER [1007HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 23.0S 178.0E A
221800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.

TROUGH T1 18S 160E TO L1 TO 21S 170E TO L2 TO 25S 180. T1 SLOW
MOVING.  POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA EAST OF
172E. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 ELSEWHERE.

TROUGH T2 12S 160E 15S 165E 20S 175E TO L2. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.

TROUGH T3 14S 175E 20S 178E 22S 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.

TROUGH T4 02S 172E 05S 175E 12S 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T4.

TROUGH T5 18S 175W 13S 163W 16S 151W 21S 147W SLOW MOVING.  POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.

TROUGH T6 06S 173W 10S 155W 20S 142W 25S 143W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6 IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6 ELSEWHERE.

TROUGH T7 01S 156W 10S 146W 09S 143W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T7.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T1 AND OUTSIDE GALE WARNING AREA 013, EXPECT
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND EAST OF 143W, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 20
TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS.