Special Weather Bulletin Number Thirty Six for Heavy Rain – 11AM – Thursday, 9 February 2017

SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER THIRTY SIX FOR HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 11AM ON THURSDAY THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY, 2017.

HEAVY RAIN WARNING
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LAU GROUP.
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI. 

SITUATION:
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 09F CENTRE [1000HPA] WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.3S 179.0W OR ABOUT 130KM EAST OF MATUKU AND ABOUT 300KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SUVA AT 6AM TODAY. (https://www.hanakaimaui.com/) 
TD09F IS MOVING EAST AT APPROXIMATELY 12KM/HR. ASSOCIATED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH CLOUD AND RAIN AFFECTS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS
OF THE GROUP. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE FAR WEST OF FIJI IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE EAST AND AFFECT THE COUNTRY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

FORECAST FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI GROUP.
TILL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY FOR LAU GROUP:
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, EASING TO OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY FALLS FROM THIS AFTERNOON. 
FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY FALLS. 
FOR FRIDAY: SHOWERS INCREASING TO RAIN, BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS FROM AFTERNOON OVER MOST PLACES.

24 HOURS RAINFALL SINCE 4AM YESTERDAY(08/02) OVER SOME STATIONS AROUND FIJI;-

STATIONS     	RAINFALL(mm)
TAVUA	     -  238.0
YAQARA      -  179.0
BA          -  131.2
NADARIVATU  -  125.0
RAKIRAKI    -  118.5
LAKEBA      -  81.5
UDU POINT   -  62.4
			
LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 2PM TODAY OR EARLIER.