WXFJ03 NFFN 281215
 
Damaging Heavy Swell Warning Bulletin Number 01
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre
Nadi at 12:151m on Tuesday the 29th of January, 2013.
 
A Damaging Heavy Swell Warning is now in force for low lying coastal 
areas of Southern and Western Viti-Levu, Kadavu, Beqa, Vatulele and 
nearby smaller islands, Southern Lau, Yasawa and Mamanuca group. 
and waters of Southwest Viti-Levu, Southern Lau, Yasawa and Mamanuca, 
Koro Sea and Kadavu Passage.
 
 
Situation:
An intense high pressure system to the far south of Fiji is expected to 
generate and direst heavy southeasterly swells especially over Southern and Western parts of Fiji.
 
Damaging heavy southeasterly swells can cause sea flooding of low lying coastal areas of Southern and Western Viti-Levu, Kadavu, Beqa, Vatulele and nearby smaller islands, Southern Lau, Yasawa and Mamanuca group.

Forecast:
Swell Heights over open waters:
Tuesday   29th: 4.0m to 5.0m
Wednesday 30th: 4.0m to 5.0m
Thursday  31st: 4.0m to 5.0m
 
 
THE NEXT DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 281515UTC.