UPDATED

Weather Bulletin
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi
at 7:33pm on Wednesday the 12th of December 2018

A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND
NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LOMAIVITI AND NORTHERN LAU GROUP AND IS ALSO
NOW IN FORCE FOR NORTHERN YASAWA GROUP.
For more information, refer to the latest Special Weather Bulletin on
Heavy Rain Warning issued by RSMC, Nadi at
www.met.gov/aifs_prod/20014.txt

Situation: A high pressure system to the far southwest of Fiji
directs a cool dry southerly wind flow over the group. Meanwhile, a
trough of low pressure with cloud and rain to the north of Fiji is
expected to drift south tomorrow and affect the northern parts of
Fiji before spreading to the rest of the Group on Friday.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for the Fiji group:
For Vanua Levu, Taveuni and neaby smaller islands, Lomaiviti,
Northern Lau and Northern Yasawa group:
Occasional showers with isolated heavy falls. Rain developing
tomorrow and becoming frequent and heavy with squally thunderstorms
from later tomorrow.
Localised heavy falls may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.

For the rest of Fiji: 
Today: Cloudy periods with few showers over the interior and eastern
parts of larger islands. Elsewhere, fine apart from isolated
afternoon or evening showers.
Tomorrow: Occasional showers with isolated afternoon or evening heavy
falls and thunderstorms over the interior and eastern parts of larger
islands. Elsewhere, fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening
showers. 
Moderate south to southeast winds, fresh at times
Moderate to rough seas. 

Outlook for Friday     : Periods of rain, heavy at times and squally
thunderstorms over Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands,
Yasawa and Northern Lau group. Elsewhere, cloudy periods with some
showers with isolated afternoon or evening heavy falls and
thunderstorms.

For Navua / Suva / Nausori :
Today: Cloudy periods with few showers. 
Tomorrow: Occasional showers with isolated afternoon or evening heavy
falls and thunderstorms. 
Outlook for Friday     : Occasional rain, heavy at times and few
thunderstorms.

For Sigatoka / Coral Coast: 
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers. 
Outlook for Friday : Cloudy periods with some showers with isolated
afternoon or evening heavy falls and thunderstorms.

For Nadi / Lautoka / Ba :
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers. 
Outlook for Friday     : Cloudy periods with some showers with
isolated afternoon or evening heavy falls and thunderstorms.

For Tavua / Rakiraki : 
Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening showers.
Outlook for Friday : Cloudy periods with some showers with isolated
afternoon or evening heavy falls and thunderstorms.

For Kadavu :
Fine part from brief showers.
Outlook for Friday : Fine apart from isolated afternoon or evening
showers.

For Labasa :
Today: Occasional showers with isolated heavy falls.
Tomorrow: Occasional rain, heavy at times and squally thunderstorms. 
Outlook for Friday     : Occasional rain, heavy at times and few
squally thunderstorms.

For Savusavu : Today: Cloudy periods with periods with some showers
especially in the afternoon or evening with isolated heavy falls.
Tomorrow: Occasional rain, heavy at times and squally thunderstorms.
Outlook for Friday     : Periods of rain, heavy at times and squally
thunderstorms.

For Rotuma : Situation: A trough of low pressure with cloud and rain
remains slow moving in the vicinity of Rotuma.

Periods of rain, heavy at times and squally thunderstorms.
Moderate northerly winds, fresh at times. 
Moderate to rough seas.
Outlook for Friday     : Periods of rain, heavy at times and squally
thunderstorms.