South West Pacific Marine
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Apr 282000 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNING NIL
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Apr 291800 UTC.
TROUGH T1 04S 160E 05S 175E 07S 175W 09S 165W 11S 160W 15S 155W 20S
150W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 19S 173E 22S 176W 25S 180 SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 14S 135W 20S 131W 25S 131W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL
MILES OF T3.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 169E, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20
TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND BETWEEN 171E AND 180, EXPECT MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND BETWEEN 165W AND 140W, EXPECT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY
SWELLS.
