FQPS01 NFFN 161800
PART 1 OF 2
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA
EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W.
ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OCT 162000 UTC.

PART 1 : WARNING STORM WARNING 012 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI OCT 161926
UTC.

TROPICAL CYCLONE WATI CENTRE 994HPA CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.1
SOUTH 163.0 WEST AT 161800 UTC.
POSITION GOOD.
REPEAT POSITION 12.1S 163.0W AT 161800 UTC.

CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 8 KNOTS. CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.

EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE INCREASING TO
60 KNOTS BY 171800 UTC.

EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
                       AND WITHIN 95 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
                       AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
                       AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT

FORECAST POSITION NEAR 13.2S 162.7W AT 170600 UTC
              AND NEAR 14.7S 162.3W AT 171800 UTC.

ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE ARE REQUESTED TO SEND
REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS TO RSMC NADI. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE
NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC
AT MET DOT GOV DOT FJ


GALE WARNING 011 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI OCT 161913 UTC.

IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 13S 159W 16S 158W 16S 164W 14S 164W 14S 161W
13S 159W, EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER WATERS ONLY.

AREA OF GALES MOVING SLOW MOVING.

THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 009.

PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL OCT 171800 UTC.

 CONVERGENCE ZONE CZ1 EQT 170W EQT 180 04S 170W 06S 165W. CZ1 SLOW