HEAVY RAIN WARNING
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR KADAVU, YASAWA GROUP, LAU GROUP, VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
HEAVY RAIN ALERT
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.
SITUATION
A DOMINANT MOIST NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER FIJI WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08F [1000HPA] WAS LOCATED AT ABOUT 21.8S 179.8W OR ABOUT 120KM SOUTH OF ONO-I-LAU AT 9AM THIS MORNING. TD08F IS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15KM/HR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH AWAY FROM FIJI. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE, TD07F, CURRENTLY TO THE FAR NORTHWEST OF FIJI, NEAR VANUATU, IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS FIJI, GRADUALLY INTESIFY INTO A DEPRESSION, AND POSSIBLY AFFECT THE GROUP FROM THURSDAY.
FORECAST
FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, KADAVU AND LAU GROUP:
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY EASE FROM LATER TODAY. LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR WESTERN VITI LEVU AND YASAWA GROUP:
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS. ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. SHOWERS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY. LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR CURRENT INFORMATION FOR FLOOD ALERT REFER TO http://www.met.gov.fj/current_warnings_b.php
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2:30PM TODAY OR EARLIER.
