SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER SEVENTY NINE FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 05.30AM ON WEDNESDAY THE 15th OF FEBRUARY 2017
FLOOD ALERT
A FLOOD ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT TO RAKIRAKI TOWN AND DOWNSTREAM OF RAKIRAKI STATION.
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO MAJOR RIVERS FOR VANUA LEVU, EASTERN HALF OF VITILEVU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP.
SITUATION
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER FIJI. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN JUST TO THE NORTH OF FIJI IS GRADUALLY DRIFTING SOUTH TOWARDS THE GROUP.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR EASTERN HALF OF VITI LEVU, YASAWA GROUP, VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP.
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEAVY RAIN PLEASE REFER TO: http://www.met.gov.fj/current_warnings.php
LEVEL AT RAKIRAKI STATION WAS 1.53M AT 05.00AM WHICH IS 0.03M ABOVE ALERT LEVEL ANDM INCREASING.
TIME HEIGHT
HIGH TIDE: 09.17AM 1.99M
LOW TIDE: 03.21PM 0.74M
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT 8.30AM TODAY OR EARLIER.
