FQPS01 NFFN 021800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Feb 022000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING NIL.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 031800 UTC.

 LOW PRESSURE L CENTER [1003HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.0S 175.0W AT
021800UTC. POSITION GOOD. SLOW MOVING. 

TROUGH T1 09S 160E 09S 168E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.

TROUGH T2 11S 170E 15S 178W 21S 170W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130
NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.

TROUGH T3 09S 178W 15S 170W 20S 167W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES
OF T3.

TROUGH T4 20S 163W 25S 148W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T4.

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2 AND SOUTH OF 15S, EXPECT NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY
SWELLS.