FPKB40 NFFN 250000 RNZI KIRIBATI AND BANABA WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM NWFC NADI DEC 250032 UTC. SITUATION: THE INTER-TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE [ITCZ] LIES OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR KIRIBATI MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE SEAS. WESTERN KIRIBATI: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS. NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF FANNING ISLAND. ELSEWHERE, PARTLY CLOUDY WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. PHOENIX ISLANDS: MAINLY FINE. SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: WESTERN KIRIBATI: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS: OCCASIONAL SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF FANNING ISLAND. ELSEWHERE, PARTLY CLOUDY WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. PHOENIX ISLANDS: MAINLY FINE. SOUTHERN LINE ISLANDS: MAINLY FINE. FOR TARAWA: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. FOR BANABA: SITUATION: A MOIST EASTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER BANABA. FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH BRIEF SHOWERS.=