SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER FORTY NINE FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 8.30AM MONDAY THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 2019.
A FLOOD WARNING
A FLOOD WARNING REMAIN IN FORCE FOR; LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO AND DOWNSTREAM OF NAQALI STATION AT REWA RIVER CATCHMENT; LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO AND DOWNSTREAM OF BAGATA STATION AT BAGATA RIVER CATCHMENT ; LEVEL AT NAQALI STATION WAS 4.35M AT 08.00AM WHICH IS 0.85M ABOVE WARNING LEVEL AND GRADUALLY DECREASING.
LEVEL AT BAGATA STATION WAS 2.46M AT 08.00AM WHICH IS 0.18M ABOVE ALERT LEVEL AND GRADUALLY DECREASING.
SITUATION
TROPICAL CYCLONE MONA CATEGORY 1 CENTRE 990HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 21 DECIMAL 0 SOUTH 178 DECIMAL 2 WEST OR ABOUT 65 KM SOUTHEAST OF ONO-I-LAU OR ABOUT 240 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KABARA AT 4AM TODAY. CLOSE TO THE CENTRE, THE 10 MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 85KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 120KM/HR. (Xanax) MONA IS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KM/HR. ON THE FORECAST TRACK , THE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 170KM SOUTHWEST OF ONO-I-LAU OR ABOUT 310 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MATUKU AT 4PM THIS AFTERNOON.
TIDE HEIGHT TIME
HIGH 1.07M 09.14AM
LOW 0.78M 03.02PM
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 11.30AM TODAY OR EARLIER.
