Special Weather Bulletin Number Fourty Eight for Flood – 7.00PM – Friday, 10 February 2017

Special Weather Bulletin Number Fourty Eight for Flood – 7.00PM – Friday, 10 February 2017

SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER FOURTY EIGHT FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 7.00PM ON FRIDAY THE 10TH OF FEBRUAY 2017

FLOOD WARNING

A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR THE THE LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAM ADJACENT TO EMURI STATION AND DOWNSTREAM OF SEMO RIVER.

FLOOD ALERT

A FLOOD ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT TO RAKIRAKI TOWN AND DOWNSTREAM OF RAKIRAKI STATION.
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO MAJOR RIVERS FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.

SITUATION

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD10F LIES TO THE FAR SOUTHWEST OF NADI AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE.
MEANWHILE, AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ASSSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE GROUP.

A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEAVY RAIN PLEASE REFER TO: http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20014.txt

LEVEL AT EMURI STATION WAS 5.2M AT 6.40PM WHICH IS 1.2M ABOVE WARNING LEVEL AND INCREASING.
LEVEL AT RAKIRAKI STATION WAS 1.52M AT 6.40PM WHICH IS 0.02M ABOVE ALERT LEVEL AND INCREASING.

TIME            HEIGHT

LOW TIDE: 00.17AM      0.29M
HIGH TIDE: 06.29AM    2.14M

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT 10.00PM TODAY OR EARLIER