Weather update

Weather Bulletin Issued from

Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi

Thursday the 28th of January, 2021

A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR THE FIJI GROUP.

A GALE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, TAVEUNI AND LAU GROUP. the National at 3:30pm on

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NORTHERN VITI LEVU, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP.

A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEAR BY SMALLER ISLANDS AND LAU GROUP AND IS NOW IN FORCE FOR YASAWA GROUP AND NORTHERN VITI LEVU.

A HEAVY RAIN ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF THE FIJI GROUP.

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS WITHIN THE QAWA RIVER. AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY AFFECTED ARE DREKETILAILAI,BOUBALE AND URATA CROSSINGS. FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR THE NAKAUVADRA RIVER FROM VATUKACEVACEVA TO RAKIRAKI TOWN. AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED ARE NAQORO FLAT AND QALAU FLATS FROM WAF PUMP SITE, LOW LYING AREAS ALONG FSC ROAD.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS NEAR TO QAWA RIVER, VUNIVAU STRETCH TOWARD VUNIKA FLAT,SOASOA FLAT,UPPER LABASA RIVER AT KOROTARI FLAT, NABOUWALU TO KUBULAU, DAWARA TO NABALEBALE VILLAGE ALONG WAILEVU WEST COAST ROAD.

A FLASH FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF LOW LYING AREAS IN VANUALEVU, BA TO

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KOROVOU, LOW LYING AREAS OF TUVA CATCHMENT AND UPPER WAINIBUKA RIVER TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD06F [996HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.2 SOUTH 179.1E OVER LAU WATERS AT MIDDAY TODAY. EXPECT CLOCKWISE WINDS OF UP TO 65 KM/HR WITHIN 060 TO 200 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST TO SOUTHEAST. TD06F IS CURRENTLY SLOW MOVING AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEAST OUT OF LAU WATERS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TD06F HAS A LOW POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO 48 HOURS OVER FIJI WATERS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05F [997HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4 SOUTH 170.8E JUST EAST OF VANUATU OR ABOUT 950KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NADI AT MIDDAY TODAY. CLOCKWISE WINDS OF UP TO 65KM/ HR DEVELOPING WITHIN 080 TO 200 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST TO SOUTHEAST IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. TD05F IS CURRENTLY SLOW MOVING AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST THEN SOUTHEAST TOWARDS FIJI IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. TD05F HAS A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO 48 HOURS.

FOR VANUA LEVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, TAVEUNI AND LAU GROUP IN RELATION TO TD06F. DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 65KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS OF UP TO 90KM/HR. PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS EXPECTED. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEA FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS LIKELY.