Special Weather Bulletin Number TWENTY  ONE for Fiji ON SEVERE
TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD 
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 9:21am on Thursday the 9th of April 2020

TROPICAL CYCLONE CANCELLATION



THE GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR ONO-I-LAU IS NOW CANCELLED. 

THE STRONG WIND WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI IS
NOW CANCELLED.

THE DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR  SOUTHERN LAU GROUP
IS NOW CANCELLED

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS
ADJACENT TO AND DOWNSTREAM OF BA FSC STATION IN THE BA RIVER. 

A FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS ADJACENT
TO NAVOLAU STATION IN THE UPPER REWA RIVER. 

A FLOOD ALERT PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS
ADJACENT TO AND DOWNSTREAM OF NAIRUKURUKU STATION IN THE WAINIMALA
RIVER AND NAYAVU STATION IN THE WAINIBUKA RIVER IS NOW CANCELLED

A FLASH FLOOD ALERT PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS AND
CATCHMENTS AROUND WHOLE OF FIJI IS NOW CANCELLED.

SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD CENTRE 942HPA CATEGORY 5 WAS LOCATED
NEAR 22.5 SOUTH 174.7 WEST OR ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
ONO-I-LAU AT 8.00AM TODAY.
THE CYCLONE IS CURRENTLY MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 50 KM/HR.
ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 770
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ONO-I-LAU AT 2PM TODAY AND TO CONTINUE
MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM FIJI.

FOR ONO-I-LAU: 
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE TO
FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE
SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

FOR THE REST OF FIJI:
CLOUDY PERIODS WITH FEW SHOWERS. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

The following information is provided especially for the mariners:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS:
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FIJI ON SEVERE
TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD. THE NEXT BULLETIN  WILL BE THE ROUTINE 
ISSUE AT 1045AM FST.