South West Pacific Marine

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE EQUATOR to 25S between 160E and 120W issued by Fiji Meteorological Service Jul 270800 UTC. PART 1 : WARNINGGALE WARNING 010 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Jul 270654 UTC. IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 25S 174W 23S 174W 23S 160W 25S 160W 25S 174W, EXPECT SOUTH TO NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 009. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Jul 280600 UTC. TROUGH T1 08S 160E 09S 170E 10S 180 15S 170W 20S 165W 25S 162W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 10S 168W 15S 163W 20S 161W 25S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2. OUTSIDE GALE WARNING 010 AREA AND IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 14S AND WEST OF 155W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 19S AND WEST OF 139W,EXPECT MODERATE TO DAMAGING HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.