Special Weather Bulletin Number 46 on Heavy Rain Issued from RSMC Nadi at 07:40am on Tuesday, 6th February 2018
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 DISTURBANCE 08F, [999HPA] WAS LOCATED AT ABOUT 21.8S 179.7W OR ABOUT 160KM SOUTHWEST OF ONO-I-LAU AT 6AM 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 KADAVU AND SOUTHERN LAU GROUP:
PERIODS OF RAIN WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY FALLS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY EASE FROM LATER TODAY.
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR YASAWA GROUP, NORTHERN LAU GROUP, VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS:
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ABOUT THE WESTERN PARTS OF VITI LEVU AND MAMANUCA GROUP, WITH AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED GENERALLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
SHOWERS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO RAIN FROM WEDNESDAY.
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR CURRENT 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 10:40AM TODAY OR EARLIER.
Special Weather Bulletin Number 30 For Flood Issued from RSMC Nadi at 6.30am on Tuesday, 6th February 2018
FLOOD ALERT
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS FOR KADAVU, VANUA LEVU AND TAVEUNI.
TIDE HEIGHT TIME
HIGH 1.98M 10.57AM
LOW 0.79M 05.09PM
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 DISTURBANCE 08F, [999HPA] WAS LOCATED ABOUT 21.3S 179.8W OR ABOUT 130KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ONO-I-LAU AT 3AM THIS MORNING. TD08F IS MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 10KM/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.
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 9.30AM TODAY.
Upload: Media Release No. 27 – TD08F Remains Slow Moving (5pm – 05 February 2018)
Source: Fiji Meteorological Services
