SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER TWENTY TWO FOR FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 12.30PM ON THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY 2021.

FLOOD WARNING

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS WITHIN THE QAWA RIVER. AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY AFFECTED ARE  
DREKETILAILAI,BOUBALE AND URATA CROSSINGS.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS NEAR TO QAWA RIVER,
VUNIVAU STRETCH TOWARD VUNIIKA FLAT,SOASOA FLAT,UPPER LABASA RIVER AT KOROTARI FLATS, NABOUWALU TO KUBULAU,DAWARA TO NABALEBALE VILLAGE ALONG THE WAILEVU WEST COAST ROAD.

FLASH FLOOD ALERT 

A FLASH FLOOD ALERT REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE REST OF LOW LYING AREAS IN VANUALEVU, BA TO KOROVOU, LOW LYING AREAS OF TUVA CATCHMENT AND UPPER WAINIBUKA RIVER


WATER LEVEL AT DREKETILAILAI STATION WAS 3.33M AT 12 MIDDAY WHICH IS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVEL AND INCREASING.


SITUATION:

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD06F [996HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.6 SOUTH 179.7E
OVER LAU WATERS AT 9AM TODAY. EXPECT CLOCKWISE WINDS OF UP TO 65
KM/HR WITHIN 060 TO 200 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY FROM THE
CENTRE IN THE SECTOR FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST TO SOUTHEAST. 
TD06F IS CURRENTLY SLOW MOVING AND IS EXPECTED TO
TRACK SOUTHEAST OUT OF LAU WATERS IN THE 24 HOURS.
TD06F HAS A LOW POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL 
CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO 48 HOURS OVER FIJI WATERS.


TIDE:           (LAUTOKA)

HIGH TIDE:      06.00PM    2.15M
LOW TIDE:       11.51AM    0.77M

TIDE:	      	(SUVA)

HIGH TIDE:     06.15PM     1.92M
LOW TIDE:      00.06PM     0.78M

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT 3.30PM TODAY OR EARLIER.