SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER EIGHTY NINE FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 8.30AM ON THURSDAY THE 16th OF FEBRUARY 2017
FLOOD WARNING
A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO DREKETILAILAI STATION AND DOWNSTREAM OF QAWA RIVER.
FLOOD ALERT
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT TO RAKIRAKI TOWN AND DOWNSTREAM FROM VATUKACEVACEVA STATION TO RAKIRAKI TOWN.
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO OTHER MAJOR RIVERS FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.
SITUATION
AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER FIJI.
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/current_warnings.php
LEVEL AT DREKETILAILAI STATION WAS 3.6M AT 8.00AM WHICH IS 1.1 ABOVE WARNING LEVEL AND INCREASING.
LEVEL AT RAKIRAKI STATION WAS 1.87M AT 6.00AM WHICH IS 0.13M BELOW WARNING LEVEL AND DECREASING. LEVEL AT QAWA BRIDGE STATION WAS 2.3M AT 8.00AM WHICH IS 0.3M ABOVE ALERT LEVEL AND INCREASING.
LEVEL AT VATUKACEVACEVA STATION WAS 1.19M AT 8.00AM WHICH IS 0.19M ABOVE ALERT LEVEL AND INCREASING.
TIME HEIGHT
HIGH TIDE: 10.01AM 1.92M
LOW TIDE: 04.10PM 0.81M
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT 11.30AM TODAY OR EARLIER.
