SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER SIXTY FIVE FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 08.30PM ON SUNDAY THE 12th OF FEBRUARY 2017
FLOOD WARNING
A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT TO RAKIRAKI TOWN AND DOWNSTREAM OF RAKIRAKI STATION.
A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT TO TUVA STATION AND DOWNSTREAM OF SIGATOKA RIVER.
FLOOD ALERT
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ADJACENT TO MAJOR RIVERS FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.
SITUATION
ACTIVE TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE GROUP A TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN LIES SLOW MOVING OVER FIJI.
FORECAST FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI GROUP.
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER VANUA LEVU, TAVENUI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, KADAVU, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP.
ELSEWHERE, OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN EASING GRADUALLY TOMORROW.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEAVY RAIN PLEASE REFER TO: http://www.met.gov.fj/aifs_prods/20014.txt
LEVEL AT RAKIRAKI STATION WAS 1.9M AT 8.00PM WHICH IS 0.1M BELOW WARNING LEVEL AND DECREASING.
LEVEL AT TUVA STATION WAS 4.1M AT 8.00PM WHICH IS 0.1M ABOVE THE WARNING LEVEL AND INCREASING.
TIME HEIGHT
LOW TIDE: 01.41AM 0.36M
HIGH TIDE: 07.54AM 2.12M
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT 11.30PM TODAY OR EARLIER.
