FQPS01 NFFN 060600

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND

120W 

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAY 060800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL MAY 070600 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1004HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.0S 173.0W AT

060600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. 



TROUGH T1 03S 160E EQT 172E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 13S 165E  11S 175E 15S 173W 19S 171W TO L. T2 SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2

ELSEWHERE.



TROUGH T3 15S 170W 22S 166W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 16S 165W 22S 161W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.



TROUGH T5 15S 161W 21S 156W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120

NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.



TROUGH T6 18S 175W TO L TO 23S 165W 21S 148W 25S 131W. T6 SLOW

MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF T6 AND BETWEEN 175W AND 150W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST

WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO DAMAGING

HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.