FPKB40 NFFN 190000

RNZI

KIRIBATI AND BANABA

WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM NWFC NADI AUG 190030 UTC.

SITUATION:

THE INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE LIES SLOW MOVING OVER THE

NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS AND EXTENDS WESTWARDS OVER

WESTERN KIRIBATI. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTS THE

SOUTHERN PARTS OF WESTERN KIRIBATI. MEANWHILE, AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW

PREVAILS OVER KIRIBATI.  

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR KIRIBATI

MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. 

WESTERN KIRIBATI: SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER

NORTHERN PARTS. ELSEWHERE, CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. 

NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

NORTH OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. ELSEWHERE, CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 

PHOENIX ISLANDS:  FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.

SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS: MAINLY FINE. 

FURTHER OUTLOOK:    WESTERN KIRIBATI:  OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN PARTS. ELSEWHERE, CLOUDY PERIODS

WITH SOME SHOWERS. 

NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS.

PHOENIX ISLANDS:  FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.

SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.

FOR TARAWA:

CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS.

FURTHER OUTLOOK:    CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS. 

FOR BANABA:

SITUATION: AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER BANABA. MEANWHILE, A

TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTS BANABA.

SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS EXPECTED TO EASE

FROM TOMORROW.

MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

FURTHER OUTLOOK:    MAINLY FINE.