Special Weather Bulletin Number Fifty Five for Heavy Rain – 8PM – 11 February 2017

Special Weather Bulletin Number Fifty Five for Heavy Rain – 8PM – 11 February 2017

SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER FIFTY FIVE FOR HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 08PM ON SATURDAY THE 11TH OF FEBRUARY, 2017.

HEAVY RAIN

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

SITUATION:

AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN AFFECTS THE GROUP. FORECAST FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI GROUP. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER VANUA LEVU, TAVENUI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP.

ELSEWHERE, OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN EASING LATER TOMORROW.

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 11PM TODAY OR EARLIER.