FPKB40 NFFN 250000

RNZI

KIRIBATI AND BANABA

WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM NWFC NADI OCT 250051 UTC.

SITUATION:

THE INTER-TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE [ITCZ] LIES TO THE NORTH OF

NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS. MEANWHILE, AN EAST TO  SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW

PREVAILS OVER THE GROUP.

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR KIRIBATI

MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

WESTERN KIRIBATI: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER

THE NORTHERN PARTS. FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.

PHOENIX ISLANDS: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS.

SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS: MAINLY FINE.

FURTHER OUTLOOK:    WESTERN KIRIBATI: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS

ELSEWHERE.

NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS:  CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS OVER THE

NORTHERN PARTS. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

PHOENIX ISLANDS: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS.

SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS: MAINLY FINE.

FOR TARAWA:

FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.

FURTHER OUTLOOK:    BRIEF SHOWERS.

FOR BANABA:

SITUATION: AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER BANABA. 

FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.

MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. 

MODERATE SEAS.

FURTHER OUTLOOK:    FNE WEATHER.