FQPS01 NFFN 070600

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 APR 070800 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNINGNIL.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL APR 080600 UTC.



 INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE ITCZ 03S 170W 02S 160W 05S 147W 08S

130W 07S 120W. ITCZ SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN,

HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF

ITCZ AND EAST OF 160E. ELSEWHERE, OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WIT 090 NAUTICAL MILES OF ITCZ.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 05S 160E 02S 175E 10S 168W 15S 153W 25S 144W.

CZ1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1. 



WEAK TROUGH T1 19S 160E 21S 165E 25S 174E SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140

NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 11S 160E 12S 179E 16S 170W 20S 157W 25S 151W SLOW MOVING.

POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF T1, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO

25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 23S AND EAST OF 135W, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST

WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 16S AND EAST OF 145W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY

SWELLS.