Marine weather bulletin: slow-moving troughs bring rain and poor visibility.

VTFQ13 NZCL 142130

EGC 0,1,31,14,01,0
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SUMMARY OF FORECASTS FOR METAREA 14
ALL SHIPS FROM METEO WELLINGTON
FQPS01 NFFN 141800
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AUG 142000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING NIL.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL AUG 151800 UTC.

TROUGH T1 10S 16E 09S 170E 11S 180 14S 170W 17S 165W SLOW MOVING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1 IN THE AREA WEST OF
178W. ELSEWHERE, POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF T1.

TROUGH T2 08S 160E 11S 164E 13S 166E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN
IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES
OF T2.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 10S AND WEST OF 170W, EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 17S AND BETWEEN 175W AND 155W, EXPECT MODERATE
TO HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

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