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Special Weather Bulletin Number THIRTEEN for Fiji ON TROPICAL CYCLONE
WILMA.
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 6:55am on Wednesday the 26th of January 2011

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR ONO-I-LAU
AND THE NEARBY ISLANDS IS NOW CANCELLED. 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WILMA CENTRE 960 HPA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 22
DECIMAL 6  SOUTH 178 DECIMAL 5 EAST OR ABOUT 360 KM SOUTHWEST OF
ONO-I-LAU AT 7AM TODAY. CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT
155 KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 220 KM/HR. THE CYCLONE IS MOVING
TOWARDS WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 37 KM/HR. ON THIS TRACK THE CYCLONE IS
EXPECTED TO LIE NEAR 690 KILOMETERS WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ONO-I-LAU AT
7PM TODAY AND ABOUT 960 KILOMETER WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ONO-I-LAU 7AM
TOMORROW. 

ON THIS TRACK THE CYCLONE IS NOT EXPECTED TO DIRECTLY CAUSE GALES
OVER ONO-I-LAU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS IN THE NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS.

FOR ONO-I-LAU AND NEARY SMALLER ISLANDS:
WINDS GRADUALLY EASING TO 35 KM/HR TO 45 KM/HR WITH GUSTS TO 70
KM/HR. OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
FLOODING INCLUDING SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS STILL
LIKELY.

FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN LAU,
SOUTHERN LOMAIVITI, KADAVU AND SOUTHERN VITI LEVU OCCASIONAL RAIN AND
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORM.  ELSEWHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 

The following information is provided especially for the mariners:
OVER SOUTHERN LAU WATERS: NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SWELLS.

ELSEWHERE, WEST TO  NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS.

THE WILL BE THE FINAL SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FIJI ON TROPICAL
CYCLONE WILMA AND THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE THE ROUTINE BULLETIN AT 1045
AM TODAY.


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