Special Weather Bulletin Number FIRTHTEEN FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 12.00AM on SATURDAY the 13th of February 2016


FLOOD ALERT
 
A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS ALONG RAKIRAKI RIVER INCLUDING RAKIRAKI TOWN.

 
SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE WINSTON [960HPA] CATEGORY 3 WAS ANALYSED NEAR 19.3S 171.4E OR ABOUT 660KM WEST-SOUTH WEST OF NADI AT 9PM. 
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH AT 12KM/HR. ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOME PARTS OF FIJI.

OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS LIKELY.

 
 
River Levels at 12.00AM: 2.0M which is 0.5m below warning leveL.
 
 
            TIME      HEIGHT
HIGH TIDE   9.35pm    1.95m
LOW TIDE    3.51am    0.43m



THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 03.00AM.