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FQPS01 NFFN 021800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 022000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING NIL

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 031800 UTC.

 TROUGH T1 09S 160E 07S 167E 13S 175E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T1. 

TROUGH T2 05S 176W 17S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T2.

WEAK TROUGH T3 19S 178E 25S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.

TROUGH T4 05S 163W 15S 164W 25S 166W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T4.

STATIONARY FRONT SF 20S 139W 25S 130W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF
SF.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 12S AND NORTH OF 23S AND WEST OF 170E, EXPECT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH SEAS. 

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 12S AND EAST OF 165W, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.