HEAVY RAIN WARNING
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF VITI LEVU.
HEAVY RAIN ALERT
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.
SITUATION
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LIES SLOW MOVING OVER FIJI. MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08F LIES SLOW MOVING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF FIJI.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE, TD07F, CURRENTLY TO THE FAR WEST-NORTHWEST OF FIJI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS FIJI AND MAY GRADUALLY INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND AFFECT THE GROUP FROM TONIGHT.
FORECAST
FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP:
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF VITI LEVU, KADAVU 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:
SHOWERS ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.
SHOWERS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO RAIN FROM LATER 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.
