regional forecast
Special Weather Bulletin Number TWENTY-TWO for Fiji ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE KENI ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 8:19pm on Tuesday the 10th of April 2018
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN VITI LEVU, VATULELE, BEQA, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, MOALA GROUP AND SOUTHERN LAU.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ONO-I-LAU.
A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR MATUKU AND TOTOYA.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN VITI LEVU, VATULELE, BEQA, LOMAIVITI GROUP AND THE REST OF SOUTHERN LAU GROUP.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.
A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR PARTS OF FIJI.
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE KENI CENTRE 978HPA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.6 SOUTH 179.1 EAST OR ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KADAVU AND 80 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF MATUKU AT 6:00 pm. CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS UP TO 120 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 165 KM/HR. SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE KENI MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 39 KM/HR. ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF ONO-I-LAU AT 6:00 am TODAY, AND ABOUT 51 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MATUKU OR ABOUT 360KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ONO-I-LAU AT 6:00 pm TODAY
FOR ONO-I-LAU:
VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 120KM/HR ANDMOMENTARY GUSTS TO 170KM/HR.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
FLOODING, INCLUDING SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS WITH STORM SURGE OF MORE THAN 3 METERS COULD BE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL AREAS.
FOR MATUKU AND TOTOYA:
DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 100KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS
TO 140KM/HR. WINDS GRADUALLY EASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 80KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 110KM/HR FROM TONIGHT.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN GRADUALLY EASING FROM LATER TONIGHT.
FLOODING, INCLUDING SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS WITH STORM SURGE OF MORE THAN 2 METERS COULD BE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL AREAS.