SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER EIGHT ON HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE, NADI AT 09:30AM ON THRUSDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2023.

HEAVY RAIN ALERT

A HEAVY RAIN ALERT PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, VITI LEVU, BEQA AND VATULELE, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUPS
IS NOW CANCELLED.

SITUATION: A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER THE GROUP. ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE EASTERN PARTS OF LARGER ISLANDS
TILL TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVER THE GROUP. 

FORECAST:
OCCASIONAL RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY FALLS POSSIBLE OVER  COASTAL SERUA-NAMOSI, GREATER SUVA/NAUSORI-TAILEVU, BEQA AND VATULELE,
KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP. RAIN EASING TO SHOWERS FROM TONIGHT.


THE IS THE LAST SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.