FQPS01 NFFN 091800

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAY 092000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING NIL



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL MAY 101800 UTC.



 LOW PRESSURE L CENTRE [1005HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 15.0S 169.0E AT

091800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



TROUGH T1 12S 160E TO L TO 18S 170E 23S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. 



TROUGH T2 12S 168E 17S 176E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL RAIN AND HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140

NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.



TROUGH T3 05S 178E 10S 179W 15S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140

NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.



TROUGH T4 07S 175W 11S 168W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T4.



TROUGH T5 17S 179W 14S 170W 10S 158W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T5.



TROUGH T6 14S 162W 20S 149W 25S 147W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T6.



TROUGH T7 08S 140W 22S 146W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF

T7.



IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND WEST OF 145W , EXPECT EAST TO

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

MODERATE TO DAMAGING HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.