SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER TWO FOR FLASH FLOOD ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 04.00PM ON FRIDAY 29TH APRIL 2022. 

FLASH FLOOD ALERT 

A FLASH FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AND FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA WITHIN THE NAKAUVADRA CATCHMENT FROM
VATUKACEVACEVA TO RAKIRAKI TOWN AND NOW IN FORCE FOR THE LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS FOR COASTAL AND INTERIOR SERUA NAMOSI, 
GREATER LAMI/SUVA/NASUROI TO TAILEVU AREA, INTERIOR NAITASIRI AND RA, TAILEVU, DOBUILEVU TO RAKIRAKI, NABOUWALU, WAINUNU TO KUBULAU, WAILEVU WEST, 
SAVUSAVU TO COASTAL VATUROVA-KOROALAU, BUCA AND EASTER TUNULOA.

LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS MAY LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED ARE FROM KOROVOU VILLAGE TO SUVA TO NAVUA, NAVUA CATCHMENT FROM WAINIKOROILUVA 
TO NAVUA TOWN, WAINADOI TO LAMI, NASINU TO NAUSORI, WAIDINA, WAINIMALA AND WAININBUKA CATCHMENT, NAUSORI TO KOROVOU TOWN THEN TO BUROTU VILLAGE.

SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND SHOWERS AFFECTS THE GROUP. IT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DRIFT SOUTH AND LIE TO TEH SOUTH OF FIJI BY SUNDAY, MWANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE FAR SOUTH OF FIJI
IS DIRECTING FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW OVER THE COUNTRY.

RAINFALL FORECAST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS RANGES FROM 78 MM TO 145MM WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOUR.

RECAUTIONARY MEASURES
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
KEEP LISTENING/FOLLOWING UP ON THE LATEST UPDATES.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FLOOD WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 7PM OR EARLIER.