A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HALF OF VITI LEVU, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP,VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP.
SITUATION:
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER THE GROUP.ASSOCAITED CLOUD AND RAIN AFFECTS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE GROUP FROM THE NORTHWEST FROM LATER TONIGHT.
FORECAST:
FOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HALF OF VITI LEVU (FROM RAKIRAKI, TAILEVU, NAUSORI, SUVA, NAVUA TO KOROLEVU INCLUDING THE INTERIOR), LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP:
OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY FROM LATER TODAY.
FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS:
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP:
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS INCREASING TO RAIN, BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY FROM TOMORROW.
HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL( ABOVE 50MM) FROM 9AM YESTERDAY:
KOROVOU 205MM
LODONI 201MM
LOMAIVUNA 176MM
UDU POINT 170MM
NAVUA 168MM
NAQALI 149MM
NASINU 133MM
MONASAVU 115MM
SIGATOKA 69MM
