Special Weather Bulletin Number FOUR for Fiji ON TROPICAL CYCLONE ELLA

ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 8:09am on Thursday the 11th of May 2017

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT

TROPICAL CYCLONE ELLA CENTRE 985HPA CATEGORY 2 WAS LOCATED NEAR 14
DECIMAL 4 SOUTH 176 DECIMAL 2 WEST OR ABOUT 430 KM NORTHEAST OF VANUA
BALAVU OR ABOUT 450 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF UDU POINT AT 6AM TODAY. THE
CYCLONE IS CURRENTLY MOVING WEST AT ABOUT 12 KM/HR TOWARDS FIJI.
CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE, THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS
OF 95KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUST TO 130KM/HR. 
ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE MAY BRING DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER
VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI
GROUP FROM LATER TOMORROW.  

FOR LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER
ISLANDS:
EXPECT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 45 KM/HR WITH
GUSTS TO 80 KM/HR, EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER TO DAMAGING GALE
FORCE WINDS OF 85KM/HR WITH GUSTS TO 110KM/HR FROM LATER TOMORROW.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO RAIN AND BECOME FREQUENT AND HEAVY WITH THUNDERSTORMS
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