South West Pacific Marine Bulletin
South West Pacific Marine section provides weather bulletins for islands from Equator to 25S, between 160E and 120W.
SW Pacific Marine Bulletin
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Oct 202000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Oct 211800 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L [1004HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.0S 160.20E AT 201800UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING. TROUGH T1 09S 160E 13S 163E 16S 164E 20S 165E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 FM L1 TO 21S 160E 24S 165E 25S 170E. T2 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 23S 166E 22S 170E 19S 173E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 06S 165E 08S 170E 11S 178E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
TROUGH T5 11S 178W 15S 172W 17S 167W 18S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T5.
TROUGH T6 23S 179E 20S 178W 16S 176W 14S 175W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T6.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 15S AND WEST OF 160W, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, GUSTING UP TO 30 KNOTS AT TIMES. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.