Kiribati and Banaba Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Aug 211601 UTC. Situation: The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone [ITCZ] remains slow moving north of Butaritari and extends east over the north of Northern Line Islands. Meanwhile a moist easterly windflow continues to prevail over the group. Forecast to midnight tonight for Kiribati Moderate easterly winds, fresh at times. Moderate to rough seas. For Western Kiribati: Cloudy periods with some showers and possibly a few thunderstorms, especially north of Beru. Elsewhere, mainly fine. For Phoenix Islands: Cloudy periods with few brief showers. For Northern Line Islands: Fine apart from cloudy periods with few showers. For Southern Line Islands: Fine apart from some cloudy periods or brief showers. Further outlook: Western Kiribati: Scattered showers. Phoenix Islands: Cloudy periods. Northern Line Islands: Brief showers. Southern Line Islands: Cloudy periods. For Tarawa: Cloudy periods with some showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Further outlook: Brief showers. For Banaba: Fine apart from few cloudy periods. Moderate easterly winds. Moderate seas. Further outlook: Brief showers.