Special Weather Bulletin Number Sixty Nine for Heavy Rain Issued from RSMC Nadi at 8:30am on Friday the 08th of February 2018

Special Weather Bulletin Number Sixty Nine for Heavy Rain Issued from RSMC Nadi at 8:30am on Friday the 08th of February 2018

HEAVY RAIN WARNING
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.

HEAVY RAIN ALERT
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN VITI LEVU, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.

SITUATION
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD07F LIES TO THE NORTHEAST OF VANUA LEVU AND IS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARDS AWAY FROM FIJI.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08F WAS ANALYSED NEAR 20.8 SOUTH 179.6 EAST OR ABOUT 245KM SOUTHEAST OF KADAVU AT 6AM THIS MORNING.
TD08F IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE GROUP AND AFFECT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TILL TOMORROW NIGHT.

FORECAST
FOR LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS:
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

EASTERN AND SOUTHERN VITI LEVU, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS:
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY FALLS.
SHOWERS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO RAIN, BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY FROM TONIGHT.
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11:30AM TODAY OR EARLIER.