Special Weather Bulletin Number Fifty Four for Flood Issued from RSMC Nadi at 7.00am on Friday the 9th of February 2018

Special Weather Bulletin Number Fifty Four for Flood Issued from RSMC Nadi at 7.00am on Friday the 9th of February 2018

FLOOD ALERT CANCELLATION
THE FLOOD ALERT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR THE AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF VATUKACEVACEVA STATION TO RAKIRAKI TOWN
AND DOWNSTREAM OF NASIVI STATION TO TAVUA TOWN IS NOW CANCELLED.

A FLOOD ALERT
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE LOW LYING AREAS, SMALL STREAMS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN VANUA LEVU, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN VITI LEVU.

LEVEL AT VATUKACEVACEVA STATION WAS 0.71M AT 7.00AM WHICH IS 0.29M BELOW ALERT LEVEL AND DECREASING.
LEVEL AT NASIVI STATION WAS 1.29M AT 7.00AM WHICH IS 1.21M BELOW ALERT LEVEL AND DECREASING.

TIDE      HEIGHT      TIME
LOW           0.93M       7.33AM
HIGH         1.88M       1.55PM

SITUATION
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD07F LIES TO THE NORTHEAST OF VANUA LEVU AND IS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARDS AWAY FROM FIJI.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08F WAS ANALYSED NEAR 20.9 SOUTH 179.5 EAST OR ABOUT 250KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KADAVU AT 3AM THIS MORNING.
TD08F IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP AND AFFECT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TILL LATER TOMORROW.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 10.00AM TODAY.