FQPS01 NFFN 031800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FEB 032000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 001 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI FEB 031842

UTC.



IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 22S 171W 23S 169W 25S 170W 24S 171W 25S 172W

22S 171W, EXPECT NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER

WATERS ONLY.



AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.



THIS IS THE FIRST WARNING FOR THIS SYSTEM.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL FEB 041800 UTC.



 TROUGH T1 09S 160E 08S 170E 15S 172W 20S 171W 25S 172W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 15S 166E 13S 175E 16S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 25S 167W 21S 153W 25S 141W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL

MILES OF T3.



WEAK TROUGH T4 12S 163W 23S 166W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1, SOUTH OF 12S AND NORTH OF 22S,

EXPECT NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.