Special Weather Bulletin Number TWENTY TWO FOR HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI AT 04.30am on Saturday the 6th of October, 2012

HEAVY RAIN WARNING 

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

SITUATION: AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SLOW MOVING JUST TO THE NORTH OF FIJI.
ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COUNTRY TILL LATER TODAY.

PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS OVER VANUA LEVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, TAVEUNI, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, VITI LEVU, KADAVU, BEQA, VATULELE, NORTHERN LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP . RAIN EASING FROM MIDDAY TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR FROM THE WEST FROM LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.

HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO LOCALISED FLOODING IN THESE AREAS.


THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 07.30AM TODAY.