South West Pacific Marine
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE May 152000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL May 161800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 01S 179E 05S 173E 10S 170E. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
130 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 02S 177W 05S 176W 09S 179W 15S 176E. SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 16S 177E 18S 177W 28S 174W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN
THE AREA NORTH OF 19S. ELSEWHERE POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 07S 156W 08S 165W 12S 171W 19S 172W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
WEAK TROUGH T5 22S 170W 21S 160W 21S 150W 23S 142W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100
NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 14S AND BETWEEN 178W AND 149W, EXPECT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND WEST OF 170E,EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20
TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 09S AND EAST OF 172W, EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY
SOUTHERLY SWELLS.
