Special Weather Bulletin Number 01 for Fiji ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03F
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 3:52pm on Saturday the 8th of January 2022

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT



A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR ASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PARTS OF VITI LEVU, WESTERN INTERIOR PARTS OF VITI LEVU,  KADAVU,
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF VANUA LEVU. 

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE LAND AREAS OF  NORTHERN DIVISION,
WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF VITI LEVU, WESTERN INTERIOR  PARTS OF VITI LEVU, 
YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.

A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE NORTHERN DIVISION, VITI LEVU,
YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.

A FALSH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS OF VANUA LEVU,
TAVUA, RAKIRAKI, SEMO, NADI, LAUTOKA, BA THROUGH TO TAILEVU UPTO KOROVOU.

A FLASH FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE
AREAS FROM SIGATOKA THROUGH TO CORAL COAST.

A FLOOD WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR LOW AREAS AND STREAM ADJACENT DOWN STREAM 
RAKIRAKI TOWN, TAVUA AT NASIVI AND BA AT FSC. 

FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT TO MAJOR
RIVER OF WESTERN VITI LEVU.


TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTRE [999HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.1 SOUTH 172.6 EAST OR
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF VIWA AND 515 KILOMETRES WEST OF NADI AT
MIDDAY. CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS UP TO
55 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 85 KM/HR. THE AVERAGE WINDS CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 75 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 100 KM/HR BY MIDDAY
TOMORROW. THE DEPRESSION IS CURRENTLY SLOW MOVING.

THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10KM/HR ,
AND THE CENTRE SHOULD PASS ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST  OF  VIWA AT
MIDDAY TOMORROW.

MEANHIILE, THE ACTIVE RAIN BANDS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE FIJI GROUP.

ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 415 
KILOMETRES  WEST-SOUTHWEST OF VIWA AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, AND ABOUT 270 
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST AT MIDDAY TOMORROW.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BEGIN A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE CYCLONE CENTRE PASSES
NEARBY.


FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF VITI LEVU, WESTERN
INTERIOR PARTS OF VITI LEVU,  KADAVU, WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF VANUA
LEVU.
EXPECT WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KM/HR WITH GUSTS TO 80 KM/HR INCREASING TO DAMAGING
GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 65 KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 100
KM/HR FROM LATER TOMORROW. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. VERY
ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. FLOODING INCLUDING SEA FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS EXPECTED.

FOR THE REST OF VITI LEVU, REST OF THE NORTHERN DIVISION, BEQA, VATU LELE AND
LOMAIVITI GROUP:
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS BECOMING STRONG WITH WINDS UP TO  55 KM/HR
WITH GUSTS TO 80 KM/HR FROM LATER TOMORROW. OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SEAS. EXPECT MODERATETO HEAVY NORTERLY HEAVY SWELLS. 

FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO STRONG WITH WINDS UP TO 45KM/HR
WITH GUST TO 70KM/HR FROM LATER TOMORROW . CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS TODAY.
SHOWERS INCREASING RAIN AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS.

The following information is provided especially for the mariners:
A GALE WIND WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR WATERS 
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI WATERS.

A GALE WARNING IS NOW FOR THE WATERS OF FIJI YASAWA AND MAMANUCA, SOUTHWEST VITI
LEVU, VATU-I-RA PASSAGE AND NORTHERN VANUA LEVU WATERS.
EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 30 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS BY MIDDAY TOMORROW.

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI WATERS: 
EXPECT NORTHERLY  WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS. WINDS INCREASING 20
TO 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS BY MIDDAY TOMORROW. ROUGH SEAS.  MODERATE
NORTHERLY SWELLS.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FIJI WILL BE ISSUED AT 0830PM TODAY OR
EARLIER.