FQPS01 NFFN 121800

PART 1 OF 2

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA

EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.

ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE DEC 122000 UTC.



PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 023 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI DEC 121857

UTC.



IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 09S 170E 08S 174E 10S 176E 15S 171E 10S 171E

09S 170E, NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN

THE NEXT 06 TO 18 HOURS.



THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 022.



PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL DEC 131800 UTC.



 TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TD03F CENTRE [1003HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 10.0S

165.5E AT 121800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1004HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 12.0S 170.1E AT

121800UTC. POSITION POOR. L1 SLOW MOVING.



LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTRE [1005HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 16.0S 173.E AT

121800UTC. POSITION POOR. L2 SLOW MOVING



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 04S 165E 05S 166E 08S 168E 09S 164E TO TD03F.

CZ1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FEW

THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1.



CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 05S 176E 10S 175E 14S 173E SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2.



TROUGH T1 05S 160E 07S 156E TO TD03F. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY

IN PERIODS TO OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.



TROUGH T2 FM TD03F TO 11S 170E TO L1 TO 14S 172E TO L2 TO 19S 175E

20S 178E 21S 180 21S 175W 20S 170W 19S 165W. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR

VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.