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 Feb 190800 UTC.
PART 1 : WARNINGGALE WARNING 052 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 190645
UTC.
IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 19S 155W 16S 155W 24S 143W 25S 148W, EXPECT
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY. AREA OF GALES SLOW
MOVING.
THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES GALE WARNING 050.
GALE WARNING 053 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 190646 UTC.
IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 17S 175W 12S 175W 15S 158W 18S 160W 17S 175W,
EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY.
AREA OF GALES SLOW MOVING.
THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES GALE WARNING 051.
PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Feb 200600 UTC.
LOW PRESSURE L1 CENTRE [1000HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 16.2S 175.3W AT
190600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
LOW PRESSURE L2 CENTRE [1000HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 17.0S 168.7W AT
190600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
LOW PRESSURE L3 CENTRE [1005HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.9S 152.3W AT
190600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING.
LOW PRESSURE L4 CENTRE [1009HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 21.0S 127.1W AT
190600UTC. POSITION POOR. SLOW MOVING
CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 09S 170E 10S 176E 12S 180 14S 175W. CZ1 SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 170 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ1.
CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ2 11S 175W 14S 170W 21S 168W SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN 170 NAUTICAL MILES OF CZ2.
TROUGH T1 10S 160E 11S 170E 15S 175E 15S 180 TO L1. T1 SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.
TROUGH T2 18S 176E 16S 180 15S 174W TO L1 TO 18S 172W TO L2. T2 SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2 IN THE AREA
EAST OF 180. ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT
TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES OF T2.
TROUGH T3 FM L2 TO 15S 165W 18S 155W TO L3 TO 25S 147W. T3 SLOW
MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL TO PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT
TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T3.
TROUGH T4 12S 135W 15S 128W TO L4 TO 25S 120W. T4 SLOW MOVING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF T4.
WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF CZ1, EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS.
WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF CZ2, EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS.
WITHIN 220 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF T1 IN THE AREA EAST OF 145W,
EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS.
IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 175E, EXPECT MODERATE SOUTHERLY
SWELLS.