Fiji Meteorological – 23rd April 2019.
HEAVY RAIN WARNING: A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, VITI LEVU, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
SITUATION: A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER THE GROUP. ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE GROUP TILL TOMORROW.
FORECAST: FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, VITI LEVU, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS: PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN EASING TO SHOWERS OVER MOST PLACES LATER TONIGHT.
HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL (ABOVE 50MM) IN THE PAST 24HOURS: UDU POINT 222MM SAQANI 214MM MATEI AIRPORT 113MM SAVUSAVU AIRPORT 132MM WAINIKORO 92MM VUNISEA 61MM
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 04.30PM TODAY OR EARLIER.
