SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER NINETEEN FOR FIJI ON HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE, NADI AT 06:00AM ON THURSDAY 29TH MARCH 2018.

A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, NORTHERN LAU GROUP, LOMAIVITI GROUP, VITI LEVU, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP.

A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.

A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS, DOWNSTREAM AND ADJACENT TO WAIMANU RIVER.

SITUATION:
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN REMAIN SLOW MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE GROUP. IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND
AFFECTS MOST PARTS OF THE GROUP FROM MIDDAY TODAY.

FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, NORTHERN LAU GROUP, LOMAIVITI GROUP,EASTERN HALF OF VITI LEVU AND YASAWA GROUP:
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR THE REST OF VITI LEVU AND MAMANUCA GROUP:
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS INCREASING TO RAIN AND BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDESRTORMS FROM MIDDAY TODAY.
ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS EXPECTED. 
LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS. SHOWERS INCREASING TO RAIN WITH ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORM FROM TOMORROW.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED ISSUED AROUND 09.00 AM TODAY OR EARLIER.