FQPS01 NFFN 201800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Mar 202000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING NIL.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 211800 UTC.

 LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1005HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 11.2S 160.0E AT
201800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. 

TROUGH T1 FM L TO 20S 170E 25S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.

TROUGH T2 FM L TO 12S 167E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.

TROUGH T3 11S 160W 04S 175W 06S 179E 20S 174E SLOW MOVING . POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.

TROUGH T4 20S 164W 19S 153W 25S 136W SLOW MOVING . POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T4.

TROUGH T5 15S 144W 13S 136W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T5.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND EAST OF 165W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20
TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.