MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Feb 172000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING GALE WARNING 007 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 171850
UTC.

IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 24S 174E 25S 176E 25S 174E 24S 173E 24S 174E,
EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY.

AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.

THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES GALE WARNING 006.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 181800 UTC.

 LOW PRESSURE AREA L1 CENTRE [1008HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 18.0S 161.0E
AT 171800UTC. VISIBILITY POOR. SLOW MOVING.

LOW PRESSURE AREA L2 CENTRE [1011HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.0S 158.0W
AT 171800UTC. VISIBILITY POOR. SLOW MOVING.

TROUGH T1 03S 162E 10S 162E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140
NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.

TROUGH T2 18S 160E TO L1 TO 20S 170E 25S 179E SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.

WEAK TROUGH T3 19S 178E 24S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.

WEAK TROUGH T4 13S 171E 10S 180 11S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY
IN SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES
OF T4. 

TROUGH T5 13S 169W TO L2 TO 25S 149W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 130
NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.

TROUGH T6 17S 155W 25S 145W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF
T6.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2, EXPECT
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELLS.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 22S AND EAST OF155W, EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.