Special Weather Bulletin Number Thirty Two for Flood Issued from RSMC Nadi at 12.30pm on Tuesday the 6th of February 2018

Special Weather Bulletin Number Thirty Two for Flood Issued from RSMC Nadi at 12.30pm on Tuesday the 6th of February 2018

FLOOD ALERT
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS FOR VANUA LEVU AND TAVEUNI.

TIDE     HEIGHT     TIME

LOW      0.79M      05.09PM
HIGH     1.82M     11.19PM

SITUATION
A DOMINANT MOIST NORTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER FIJI WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 08F, [999HPA] WAS LOCATED ABOUT 21.3S 179.8W OR ABOUT 130KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ONO-I-LAU AT 3AM THIS MORNING. TD08F IS MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 10KM/HR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH AWAY FROM FIJI.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE, TD07F, CURRENTLY TO THE FAR NORTHWEST OF FIJI, NEAR VANUATU, IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS FIJI, GRADUALLY INTESIFY INTO A DEPRESSION, AND POSSIBLY AFFECT THE GROUP FROM THURSDAY.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 3.30PM TODAY.

(Provigil)