Special Weather Bulletin for Heavy Rain – 5.00pm – 09 February 2017

SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER THIRTY EIGHT FOR HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 5PM ON THURSDAY THE 8TH OF FEBRUARY, 2017.

HEAVY RAIN WARNING
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LAU GROUP. 
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI. 

SITUATION:
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 09F CENTRE [999HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.7S 179.0w OR ABOUT 300KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KADAVU OR ABOUT 320KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SUVA AT 4PM TODAY. POSITION GOOD.
TD09F MOVING EAST AT 09KM/HR AWAY FROM FIJI. ASSOCIATED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH CLOUD AND RAIN CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE LAU GROUP. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE FAR WEST OF FIJI
IS EXPECTED MOVE EAST AND AFFECT THE COUNTRY FROM TOMORROW. 

FORECAST FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI GROUP.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN LAU GROUP, EASING TO SHOWERS TOMORROW. 
TOMORROW: RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS RE-DEVELOPING OVER MOST PLACES.
				
LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

FOR CURRENT FLOOD WARNINGS AND ALERTS REFER TO http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20016.txt

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 8PM TODAY OR EARLIER.