GMDSS_METAREA14-TROPICS_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FQPS01 NFFN 021800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Sep 022000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Sep 031800 UTC. TROUGH T1 07S 160E 09S 165E SLOW MOVING. FEW SHOWERS WITHIN 080 MILES OF T1. WEAK TROUGH T2 12S 175E 17S 175W SLOW MOVING. FEW SHOWERS WITHIN 080 MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 14S 172W 18S 164W 23S 158W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 MILES OF T3. FRONT F1 17S 174W 21S 166W 25S 160W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 MILES OF F1. IN THE AREA BETWEEN 10S AND 20S AND WEST OF 175E, EXPECT EASTERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE EATSERLY SWELLS. ==========