WXFJ03 NFFN 221300

Damaging Heavy Swell Warning Bulletin Number 17
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre
Nadi at 01:00am on Sunday the 23rd of June, 2013

A Damaging Heavy Swell Warning remains in force for:
Low-lying coastal areas of Mamanuca group, southern Viti-Levu,
Kadavu, Beqa, Vatulele, Lomaiviti, Southern Lau group and Rotuma.
Local waters of Yasawa and Mamanuca, southwest Viti Levu, Southern
Lau and Rotuma, Koro sea and Kadavu passage.


Situation:
An intense low pressure system to the far south of Fiji generates and
directs heavy southwest swells over the southern parts of Fiji and
Rotuma.

Damaging heavy swells may lead to sea flooding of low lying coastal
areas of southern Viti Levu, Kadavu, Beqa, Vatulele, Rotuma,
Mamanuca, Lomaiviti and southern Lau group.

Forecast:
Swell Heights for local waters:
Sunday   23rd:    3.5m to 4.5m
Monday   24th:    3.0m to 4.0m

High Tides:
Day        Time             Height
Sun 23rd:  05:20am          2.25m
           06:10pm          2.00m
Mon 24th:  06:00am          2.25m
           06:15pm          2.00m


THE NEXT DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
221600UTC.