Marine Weather
Marine Weather Bulletin
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi
at 7:30pm on Saturday the 27th of July 2024
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL FIJI WATERS. A
DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR OPEN WATERS OF KADAVU
AND SOUTHERN LAU WATERS. For more information please refer to
https://www.met.gov.fj/index.php?page=warn1#20015.txt .
Situation:
A high pressure system to the far south and a low pressure to the
southeast of Fiji generates a fresh to strong southerly wind flow
over the country along with moderate to heavy swells over the
southern Fiji waters which may result in coastal inundation over the
southern parts of the group especially during high tides.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Fiji waters:
Southerly winds 20 to 25 knots.
Rough seas.
Poor visibility in areas of showers and thunderstorms.
For Open waters of Kadavu and Southern Lau waters: Expect damaging
heavy swells with heights up to 4.0m.
Moderate southerly swells elsewhere.
Further outlook: Southeasterly winds 20 to 25 knots.
Moderate to rough seas.
For Open waters of Kadavu and Southern Lau waters: Expect damaging
heavy swells with heights up to 4.0m. Swells gradually abating later
in the day.
Moderate southerly swells elsewhere.