MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
 
EQUATOR TO 25 SOUTH 160 EAST TO 120 WEST
 
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE MAY 202000UTC
 
 
PART 1
 WARNINGS IN FORCE: NIL
   
 
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SITUATION AND FORECAST UNTIL 21/05/2021 1800Z

LOW PRESSURE L 1009 HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 20.0S 176.0E AT 201800UTC
SLOW MOVING. POSITION POOR.

TROUGH T1 10S 160E 15S 170E TO L TO 180. T1 SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF
T1, EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KT, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

TROUGH T2 07S 160E 09S 173E 12S 179W 14S 178W 17S 179W SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.

TROUGH T3 10S 170W 15S 175W TO L. T3 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180
NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.

TROUGH T4 15S 166W 14S 145W 15S 133W 18S 120W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4. WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4, EXPECT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 18S AND BETWEEN 175E AND 165W, EXPECT EASTERLY
WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY
SWELLS.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND EAST OF 170W, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY
SWELLS.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND BETWEEN 172E AND 178E, EXPECT MODERATE
SOUTHERLY SWELLS.