FQPS01 NFFN 051800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 052000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING NIL.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 061800 UTC.

 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1006HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 18.5S 176.5W AT
051800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. 

TROUGH T1 03S 160E 02S 165E EQT 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.

TROUGH T2 13S 160E 08S 163E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.

TROUGH T3 20S 179W TO L TO 21S 173W 18S 170W 15S 171W. T3 SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.

TROUGH T4 17S 174W TO L. T4 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T4.

TROUGH T5 05S 173W 18S 158W 21S 165W 23S 170W 22S 177W SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5 IN THE AREA SOUTH OF
13S. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5 ELSEWHERE.

TROUGH T6 21S 163W 20S 154W 25S 136W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 17S AND BETWEEN 170E AND 150W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO DAMAGING
HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.