Weather update

ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE NADI AT 3:30PM ON FRIDAY THE 13TH OF MAY 2022

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LAND AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VITI LEVU [MOMILOMAWAI], SOUTHERN VITI LEVU [LOMAWAISIGATOKA-CORAL COAST-NAVUA-SUVA], EASTERN VITI LEVU [TAVUA-RAKIRAKI-KOROVOU-NAUSORI], KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, SOUTHERN BUA PROVINCE [DAMA-NABOUWALU-KUBULAU], YASAWA GROUP, LOMAIVITI AND LAU GROUPS.

A DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE KADAVU PASSAGE, SOUTHERN KORO SEA AND SOUTHERN LAU WATERS.

A COASTAL INUNDATION WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS KADAVU, MATUKU, TOTOYA, MOALA, MOCE, KABARA, NAMUKAI-LAU, OGEA, VATOA AND ONO-I-LAU.

Situation: A high pressure system together with a low pressure system to the far south of Fiji generates and directs a moderate/heavy to damaging swell that may result in coastal flooding over the southern coastal areas if Fiji.

Forecast to midnight tonight for the group:

Fiji

Fresh to strong winds with speeds of 35 to 47km/hr over Southwest Viti Levu [Momi-Lomawai], Southern Viti Levu [Lomawai-Sigatoka-Coral Coast-NavuaSuva], Eastern Viti Levu [Tavua-RakirakiKorovou-Nausori], Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Southern Bua Province [Dama-Nabouwalu-Kubulau], Yasawa Group, Lomaiviti and Lau groups. Winds easing from today.

Elsewhere, moderate to fresh southeast winds. Rough seas.

For southern coastal areas of Kadavu, Matuku, Totoya, Moala, Moce, Kabara, Namuka-i-Lau, Ogea, Vatoa and Ono-i-Lau:

Expect sea-flooding along low lying coastal areas especially during high tides from later yesterday until today.

Cloudy with some showers over Suva/ Nausori-Tailevu areas, Coastal SeruaNamosi, Kadavu, Cakaudrove province, southern Bua province, Lau and Lomaiviti group. Fine weather elsewhere. Cool nights.

Outlook for Sunday: Cloudy periods with brief showers over Suva/Nausori-Tailevu areas, Coastal Serua-Namosi, Kadavu, Cakaudrove province, southern Bua province, Lau and Lomaiviti group.